Come on, those with colour sense. What would look good planted with lavender in an old car tyre?

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I've got three of them lined up (the car tyres) and I want to fill them with soil/compost and plant flowers in them.

I've got lavender and I was thinking of some of those white daises with the yellow centres, not sure what they're called.

Any ideas for some (non-garish) combinations with lavender?

Look. I know it's a really dull question for a Friday night, but please could someone humour me?

Which variety of lavender is it?

you could put different lavenders in

Erm, not sure Stop being clever, Bluestocking.

It's called 'fathead' or summat. I've got two types. Two stocky, squat lavenders and one which is taller and ganglier.

some helichrysum would look lovely with lavender

MM. That would work. I am crap at visualising things. If you had three car tyres lined up what would you put in them?

I can lose the lavender if that helps.

I'd just have lavendar.
Or maybe just geraniums. Or just daisies
Not fond of mishmash of stuff.

ggirl. I like that, but would it need to climb?

I could have it trailing, but then I'd lose the car tyre effect?

Red geraniums, the daisies and the lavender.

or nasturtiums

no no need to buy a climbing one,loads of diff ones I think

I love lavender and have 3 kinds in seperate pots, one very old and woody but always smells heavenly...I tend to stick to the same kinds of colours - purples and blues, or pinks and reds etc as I have a fear of too much multicolour !
how about some foxgloves or hollyhocks ? ( hark at me going on about gardening - I know nothing but just love flowers !)

oh yes,nasturtiums are fab

I think the yellow and white of the big daisies (are they called margaritas, or something like that?) would look great. Yellow is the opposite colour from purple, isn't it? You could either go that way or along pink lines, again with white.

Sorry, not much help.

So, best to stick to the same thing in each of the three?

What are those white and yellow daisies called?

If you are planting in with lavender, then you need something drought-tolerant.

Lavender hates to be over watered, so don't pick something that needs moist conditions or you will end up with a conflict and have trouble keeping both alive.

Maybe some white lavender too?
I have bluebells and whitebells under my copper beech & they look lovely together

marguerites

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Leucanthemum?

does it have to be car tyres???? i can see the lavender, but car tyres?

ok, lavender likes hot and sunny and is mediterranean so goes nicely with stuff like that - convolvulus cneorum (white trumpety flowers on a silvery shrubby base), rosemary; anyuthing with white flowers eg white lobelia (trailing one will cover the car tyres); gosh really blank brain this evening. Oh, maybe white and pink cosmos; or one of those little patio roses in a nice pink. Not my best effort at the moment, will be better after Chelsea next week. Or just lots of lavender - all the same, make a big statement. Sorry not inspired tonight

Good point about finding a tyre-fellow that likes the same conditions.

That's the one, Bluestocking.

Will it look really crap with lavender? It's OK, you can tell me.

I though I was having a vaguely (can hardly bear to type it) funky moment, with my car tyre/flowers idea.

But I am sadly lacking in the style stakes so won't take offence at being corrected.

marguerites are lovely ! I also love camomile

poppies ? anemones ? fritilleries ?

Car tyres with flowers sounds lovely. You really can't go far wrong either with what you put with it.