bloody pots!

[pennygoodlife]

So I've decided to put a single variety of a showy plants in my smaller pots - any thoughts? No orange flowers though

[WriteforFun1]

why are you swearing at your poor pots?

what does showy mean? I thought perhaps dahlias. I'm new to this so not sure!

[SleepyRoo]

I'm trying crocosmia this summer. Bright red.

[shovetheholly]

I think this can look stunning or boring, depending on the plant you're using and the location! It's quite a normal way of showing off standards or auriculas. Entire pots full of nothing but lobelia might be a bit zzzz though!

[DoreenLethal]

What is the effect that you want exactly?

A single variety of something that blooms all summer is good eg Geum. It also knits the garden together as you can put for example 3 pots together in different locations.

A single variety of short flowering seasons though will soon be over and if there is nothing else in there then you will have to either have empty pots or replant.

[pennygoodlife]

Oops got distracted by the weekend gardening and now Chelsea!!!

By showy I meant big, blousey and colourful eg cosmos etc, but I always feel over whelmed by my pots as I just can't see to get the combinations right - and they are such hard work as they need a lot of watering hence the swearing at them... That said I love you can put a bit of ooph in your garden by instant colour so get drawn in each year.

I saw some lovely yellow crocosimia at my fabby local nursery but wasn't sure whether to pop them a pot.. Thx!