{"id":45566,"date":"2025-04-26T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=45566"},"modified":"2025-04-24T09:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:03:46","slug":"our-juniper-finally-has-a-forever-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/04\/our-juniper-finally-has-a-forever-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Juniper Finally Has a \u2018Forever Home\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve been growing this juniper for about 20 years. It started off as a tiny little plant with no real place to call home. Over the years, I moved it a couple of times to temporary spots\u2014always with the intention of giving it a proper location, but somehow never quite getting around to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it\u2019s a fair-sized beast and was long overdue a space where it could really shine. So, we\u2019ve finally given it a forever home: a classy (and, yes, slightly extravagant) pot that now takes pride of place on the patio.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juniper-in-pot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juniper-in-pot.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper in an extravagant pot\" class=\"wp-image-45567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juniper-in-pot.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juniper-in-pot-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Juniper in an extravagant pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t take kindly to being moved, though, and in the excitement, I forgot to mix a good helping of sand into the compost\u2014something it usually appreciates. 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