Planter gardening is so satisfying to gardeners, because the plants are seen close up, so they have the incentive to nurture and cultivate them to a high standard. And because of the portable and contained nature of the plantings, it allows us to grow plants in our gardens that might otherwise be impossible to cultivate because of unsuitable soil or climatic conditions. Planter gardening can also satisfy the artist within us allowing us to use our imaginations the freedom to combine plants of all colours, shapes and textures, and to match the plants to the planter, and then place the planter where it benefits the garden most.
It is this combination of the practical and the aesthetic that makes planter gardening a most exciting and versatile form of gardening. No matter
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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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what your budget, the scale of your garden, or your level of skill or aspiration, you can create a display that is an expression of your taste, a planter that reflects your love of colour or texture, a planter that gives cheer in the gloomiest parts of the garden, and you can
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grow plants and flowers in an area where no soil exists, on a balcony or terrace for example. Bearing in mind that it can honestly be said that any plant can be grown in a planter, the almost unlimited range of plants in the planter gardener’s palette could be considered daunting. Or you could see it as an opportunity to explore and experiment with any number of combinations of colour and texture; a chance to mix the soft with the hard, the bright with the subdued. This diversity of plant material means that every taste and style can be catered for from the tightest, formal look to the wildest, informal display. Whether you wish to make a statement or simply want some planters that look pretty on the patio. There are planters and plants available to do it with, and to do it with in style.
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