Hey all, while this is more of a bonsai question I thought I'd ask. Has anyone had issues with ants in their containers? 3 of my Bonsais are infested with them. I read that if you have ants it is due to an aphid infestation but I've seen no signs of them. Any thoughts?

Hi all, we had our driveway extended at the beginning of the year. On the right side we have a space where there is a small hedge, a "multi-coloured" rose bush (Red, White, Cream, Yellow and Orange) and some left over stumps from the original hedges that aligned the front of the house. I'm looking to make some rectangular containers (waist height) to go along the left side, what plants do you feel I should plant in there? We used to have a wasp issue in the loft each year when the hedge was there so ideally want to avoid anything to attract the wasps back.

So I split my pepper plants (bought as double plant in single bucket) and put them in containers today. One of the plants got less of the root ball and original dirt mixture. It has been limp and lifeless since I planted it. I staked both plants, as they were leaning over without the support of the other plant. Please tell me plant #2 is just being a Drama Queen, and will recover.

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