Planting ideas in the garden

 

There are plenty of plants that produce seasonal colour, so your garden can be a welcome site at any time of the year.

 

When you plan any planting, think about plant form, foliage and colour. Don’t forget colourful stems too.

 

It's easy to get diverted by flower colour, but for good seasonal effects look at how, when, and where plants deliver colour and interest. Try looking over the fences of other gardens and visit the garden centres regularly to see what is in flower at different times of the year.

 

 

 

 

In winter, seed heads not only look great left on grasses and some other herbaceous plants but also provide food for birds and other wildlife.

Topiary shapes really come into their own in the winter months. Think about plants in terms of their height - aim for interest at each level - tall, middle, low and ground level.

 

 

 

 

 

Even in small gardens, make more impact with seasonal planting by grouping plants in borders or areas rather than having it dotted about your garden.

 

You may want to plant up winter borders or corners where they can be appreciated from the warmth of inside.

 

 

 

CREATE COLOUR IN YOUR GARDEN

Although at first it seems an impossible task, creating colour and interest all year around in a garden is an achievable project-with some careful planning.

 

In the spring its easy to create colour with the use of bulbs and spring flowering plants such as forsythia and dicentra, however as the year progresses the two most difficult times to produce colour are at the end of August and the period between late December to late January. Hellebores give a burst of much needed colour to the borders around this time

 

 

The key at these times of year is plant your flowering plants nearer to your house, this will help to give the impression that the whole of your garden is still flowering rather than just two or three choose shrubs or plants.

 

 

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