It is possible to design your basket and container displays by grabbing a basket full of plants you like the look of at the garden centre and shoving them in your chosen container, but don’t expect to achieve stunning results! It is often far more successful to purchase a collection of plants that have been chosen by experts to not only compliment eachother in the range of colours, but also to be a range of plants that will be of suitable vigour that one will not dominate the other, and will flower at the same time. Suttons have surveyed over ten thousand customers asking them to choose their favourite colour combinations from those chosen by experts, and the following were the top choices. Buying their collections of plug plants in these colour combinations is an easy way to create magnificent basket and container displays in your garden this summer.
Colour-themed Collection – Top Class
Suttons say:-
Containing – Ipomoea, Verbena & Petunia, this collection has been picked with colours in mind!
For hassle free gardening, we’ve done the hard work of putting compatible varieties together.
Perfect for beautiful looking hanging baskets and patio pots.
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – True Beauty
Suttons say:-
The undisputed winner of favourite colour themed collection judged by you!
The combination of shades of purple give the ‘True Beauty’ collection a truly regal look.
The rich look of this collection will be perfect for hanging basket displays or patio pots!
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – Glam Rock
Suttons say:-
Ideal for containers and baskets
Plants all have similar growth habits
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – Heavens Above
Suttons say:-
Ideal for containers and baskets
Plants all have similar growth habits
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – Pride of Britain
Suttons say:-
Have your British summer parties mascot the greatness of the UK.
The collection is A patriotic mix of red Calibrachoas, blue Lobelia & white Verbena.
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – Hot Springs
Suttons say:-
Ideal for containers and baskets
Plants all have similar growth habits
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – Sunkissed
Suttons say:-
Stunning colour combination and very eyecatching
Ideal for containers and baskets
Plants all have similar growth habits
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
Colour-themed Collection – Riverside
Suttons say:-
A stunning collection of Lobelia, Verbena & Bidens. Evocative of a classic hanging basket look.
Made up of venerable purples, yellows and whites this collection is perfect for patio pots too.
Excellent weather tolerance
Flowers all summer long!
To view buying options for all eight of the collections above at Suttons click here
If you need some compost for potting up your young plants into their containers consider using the amazing Westland New Horizon Peat-free Compost. To read more about this environmentally friendly and top quality compost click here
Mark Snelling
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