Hanging Baskets

We've just planted up the four hanging baskets for the front of the house. We previously had them as 'all-season' baskets, with a grass, heather, ivy, and cyclamen, and added a bit of colour from annuals. However, they needed an over-haul, as the grass had got a little carried away, some of the heathers and ivy weren't looking too great, and the cyclamen were no more.

Thus: we picked up some fuchsia (Annabelle and Cascade) and some bedding (petunias, impatiens, and lobelia). They're now planted up and adorning the front of the house. I'd like to put up some window boxes, when I find some that look nice.

We're now off on a 24-hour jaunt in the in-laws' new caravan. They're new to the touring world, and are off for a week in Scotland next weekend, but wanted a short and close-to-home try-out, to see what they've forgotten to pack, but without it being a problem. We've booked a plot at a site near Ripon, and hope to spend the afternoon/evening getting to grips with the caravan, before going to a Himalayan garden in the area on Sunday. Looks like we'll have glorious weather, at least!