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While a single planter can create a focal point, several planters grouped together can completely transform a bare patio. Make the most of the flexibility of planters to achieve the effect you want. What makes planter gardening so very versatile is that you can grow several plants in a single planter or arrange a group of planters side by side to become an integral part of the garden design. And if you have a passion for a particular type of plant you can build a planter collection. Your planters could each hold a different variety of hosta or lily , for instance, or several species of grass. Or you could gather together a number of tiny plants,
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Plants for your Planters
| To help you select the best plants for your planters. Here is a list of two hundred plants, with pictures, for planters listed by colour & season .
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such as alpines which would look insignificant on their own, into a group that demands attention. Alternatively, you can group a collection of different plants to create a particular effect, such as a traditional border, or to add a pretty garden cottage garden look to bare terrace. This is particularly true of spring bulbs, which have a short season compared .
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with summer planter plants such as busy lizzies. Using planters, you can add a new bowl of blooms to replace an old one from early March to late May to keep the display constantly fresh and pretty. Putting together a group of planters provide scope for experimenting with the effects of combining colours and textures. If you are not confident about whether the combination of plants you want will look together, put them all in separate planters and shuffle them until you achieve a pleasing result.
If your chosen plants have different heights, it is obviously best to place the taller ones at the back and the shortest ones at the front, and arranging the others do their sizes are graduated in between.
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