New gardener

[dontmakemeslapyou]

hi all, this year i turned 30 and have decided its time to do my garden and have found a real interest in it, however i now live in greece so have a very different climate than the uk which i where al, my fav gardening shows are filmed, some things i have planted are doing great, but last week i bought a fushia, i repotted it adding good potting soil and general fertilizer but it real droopy, i thought it needed watering but thats done nothing, my garden has very large lemon trees and a block of flats on the west side so there mostly shade, i've now put the fushia in a place that has alot more sun than were i did have it, now i'm thinking maybe i over watered it, i'd be so thankful for any advice you could give oh wise gardener of mumsnet

Is the soil well drained? Fuschias don't like to be soggy, nor do they like to dry out. In hot climates they like a bit of shade. Think of them as a plant of moderation - not too hot, not too cold, not too dry, not too wet.

As you live in Greece you can have Mediterranean plants oh lucky one. Pomegranates come to mind. Olive trees rosemary thyme savoury bergamot roses. bougainvillea lavender honeysuckle repeated growings of veg like aubergines and tomatoes and garlic.
I'm not sure about fuschias I think of them as an English plant. they do well in the mountains. but they dont like hot summer droughts so I think it depends where in Greece you are!

There are probably descriptions of ancient Greek gardens in the classics somewhere
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_gardens

www.gardenista.com/posts/10-garden-ideas-to-steal-from-greece

www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/gar-pendeli.html

Maybe you should put it in a nice pot

Fuchsias can be fun to propagate and grow in different ways - compact bush, or tall standard. They will grow quickly from cuttings, and to get the maximum quantity of flowers, pick off the first flush or two of buds. This may seem scary at first, but new buds will come quite quickly, and you will get more flowers in the end.

But they are quite fussy about the conditions they like, and this link tells you more:

www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk/novicepage.htm

When starting out always get your plants from locals and use what is native...you'll not go wrong....lovely herb patch..lavender ...etc..

Thanks all , sweet yes i added gravel to the soil, as others have recommended i have already going strong, rosemary, thyme, lavender plus other herbs, a bougianvilla, 3 huge rose bushes (their taking over) 2 lemon trees a manderin tree, an orange tree, an olive tree, a pomegranate and a walnut tree those links look very interesting i will be reading them tonight, well i hope all get sorted witb my fushia otherwise i will try more mediterrean plants if i fonally get the garden all pretty i'll upload pictures

I dont why I woke up thinking I should let you know it is very very easy to propagate fuschias by cuttings and you should do this whilst it is healthy and growing and then if your original plant dies off for whatever reason you will have backup.
If you type 'fuschia cuttings' into you tube loads of videos will come up on how to do it