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Plant Suggestions for West Facing planter Pleasee
Buzzy2
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I would like some suggestions for my planter, Something for colour all year.I do love perennials
I can see it from my kitchen window
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Hi Buzzy. The one drawback is that the planter hasn't any great depth to it so an Alpine type garden would be your best bet. There are lots of little Alpines that can give interest all year around. Sempervivums, Saxifrages, Alpine toadflax for starters.
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Dianthus would do well there Buzzy, and you can make the medium fit perfectly for them when it's a container. Evergreen and good scent too
Little pasqueflowers (Pulsatilla) would also be nice with small spring bulbs.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A heuchera or two would also give some year-round colour.
OH! thanks Fairygirl, I love Dianthus, could never grow them with any sucess at my old house!
BobTheGardener, yes!! I love heuchera, saw some super ones at Hilliers last time i went there.
I cannot grow dianthus at all. I dont know what I do but I have given up.
I have two lovely Antirrhinum (snapdragon) plants,( my garden rescue) again. They are really lovely.
If you want a quick fix try them . Try growing Antirrhinums in your pots. Very good perfomers .
I cut them back hard and they are flowering again. They were so much part of what my Dad grew in his garden.
Are we all becoming too sophisticated about our choice of plants and missing the cheap and cheerful.
(At least they are not those horrible little border orange and yellow marigolds along with those wretched small begonias.)
"Chacun a son gout!"
"I am Weedy" Ducks out ot the way of missiles.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
When I moved to this house there were tiny dianthus in a huuuuge planter outside the back door. The smell was glorious. I have split them, moved them, ignored them and they've forgiven me every time. This week I took a hammer to the aforementioned planter and my dianthus are now chopped back in pots and I hope they will forgive me one more time as I move them into more attractive and manageable large pots. They seem to like dry, used up, neglected compost full of weeds and stones.
I also have heuchera in planters and pots and they are great for year round colour but the vine weevil have a field day so buy some Provado at the same time.
Stick a few bulbs in too. They're always a nice surprise. And maybe a couple of wee traily things. Ivy isn't the most exciting but it gives a bit of movement. I have nice variegated ones.