What makes a standout pot or window box? Pick a headline performer (or a ‘thriller’), a complimentary supporting cast (the ‘fillers’) and a chorus line of trailing ‘spillers’, then stage your own unique performance.
Here are a few show themes to get you started…
A charming pastel jumble of textures and trailing plants for a sunny spot.
Remember to feed and water weekly.
Key Plants: Dahlia Labella Grande Chocolate Rose, Calibrachoa MiniFamous Neo Series Panna Cotta, Dichondra
Alternatives:
Thrillers: Salvia farinacea Sallyfun Deep Ocean, Dahlia Maxi Pink Blast
Fillers: Dianthus Dart Pink Magician, Calibrachoa MiniFamous Neo Series Dracula, Petunia Fun House Painted Love Purple
Spillers: Coleus Kong Jr Series Rose, Nepeta hederacea ‘Variegata’
Choose a large pot for this mixture of perennials and annuals that can be swapped in and out with the seasons.
Key Plants: Lavandula ‘Aromatico Evolution’, Dianthus Aura, Muehlenbeckia complexa ‘Golden Girl’
Alternatives:
Thrillers: Dahlia Summer Bees purple bicolour
Fillers: Calibrachoa MiniFamous Neo Series Frozen Berry, Osteospermum Steel Blue
Spillers: Muehlenbeckia complexa, Trailing ivy
Choose a dark pot to match these rich, saturated flower colours and contrast with the silver foliage.
Key Plants: Dahlia Labella Grande Chocolate Red, Calibrachoa MiniFamous Neo Series Smoothie, Cineraria ‘Silver Dust’
Alternatives:
Thrillers: Dahlia Summer Bees red bicolour
Fillers: Petunia Heartbreaker, Petunia Prettytoonia Strawberry Cream
Spillers: Coleus Mystical Rose, Ipomoea batatas Solar Power Red Heart
Mood-boosting sunshine tones.
Position the coleus on the shadier side of the pot and keep deadheading the flowers.
Key Plants: Sunflower ‘Little Sunshine’, Calibrachoa MiniFamous Neo Series Mango Lassi, Ipomoea batatas Solar Power Lime Heart
Alternatives:
Thrillers: Dahlia hybrida Hypnotica Candy Corn
Fillers: Osteospermum Senorita Series: Valencia, Bonita & Amalia, Bidens ferulifolia Bee Happy Double Orange
Spillers: Coleus Kong Jr series Green Halo & Lime Vein
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