{"id":107503,"date":"2019-05-26T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pot-luck-unusual-patio-plants-that-love-water-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2019-05-26T17:03:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T10:03:25","slug":"pot-luck-unusual-patio-plants-that-love-water-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pot-luck-unusual-patio-plants-that-love-water-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Pot luck: unusual patio plants that love water | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTurn your pots into summer water features with aquatic marginalsNow\u2019s the time when garden centre shelves are groaning with bedding plants destined to fill patio pots everywhere. With great reason \u2013 no other group of plants is as good at offering never-ending flowers throughout the summer.However, there are downsides. The annual production of millions of bedding plants in heated conditions, only for them to be wiped out and rebought the next year, churns out a lot of carbon. Not to mention the expense of forking out for them every year. Most have lush growth, which means come mid-summer you\u2019ll be out every day with the hose, especially for patio pots. They require slavish devotion and return a hefty water bill. An alternative that can add far more surprise and delight, for a lot less input, are aquatic marginals. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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