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plant ideas for this old pot
star gaze lily
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Found this pot nearly buried in my sisters garden. And now its mine! Its brass and 26ins accross.
Could you please give me some ideas for plants. I'd quite like something taller at the back.
I can't make it into a water feature as its had a hole drilled into the bottom..
Many thanks.
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I think it would make a lovely Alpine garden Lily, some pretty Sedums and Sempervivum
I can't remember if you have one already though?
Or for a collection of thymes or other herbs.
Did think of that OL, but wondered if it would be too big
Quite fancy something trailing over the side of the pot somewhere.
Can you lift it and tilt it slightly and have something like lobelia trailing out of it, like a pan of water, with something white, like alyssum in the back, or gypsophila rising like steam. Or with some blue salvia? I am rubbish at design - a bit too literal I think!! When I saw it I thought it would look nice with red flowers in it for some reason.. So maybe blue is not a good idea. But maybe if you look at it and try to imagine it with different colours in, you could choose what works best in your mind's eye, and that would narrow down the field??
Ooh Busy bee, love gypsophilia, thats a great idea, .....actually,........thinking of that........think I would like something soft, pale and frothy looking..... pale pinks and blues?..........any more ideas please Busy,
Some dwarf phlox would look quite nice in that, Lily.
The small white bacopa is a lovely delicate looking trailer and hardy. There is a lovely yellow one too. But I agree with Busy Bee2 - the container would really show off something bright like reds clashing with a purple and something more sensitively balanced in a lighter shade. It's a great looking container.
Are there any low growing campanulas - I like that baby blue. There is plant called 'white rock' I think which has small white flowers which would flow over the edge. I don't know lots of plants. Low cornflowers? Are there such things? There's another perennial which is out at the moment with white flowers which tumble out. Can't remember the name. Maybe it's bacopa - will have to look that one up Yarrow!
Sorry for late reply, just got home from a christening. Many thanks for all your ideas, will look up all your suggestions.