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Ideas for winter colour

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Luckygirl Wed 21-Nov-18 08:59:58

Last year I planted winter flowering pansies in my tubs and they did very well. This year I have not been able to do that as the begonias in the tubs have only just started to go over. So I have missed the boat on planting pansies.

Does anyone please have any ideas as to what I could plant?

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shysal Wed 21-Nov-18 09:43:54

I managed to get pansies last week so keep trying. Otherwise primrose or polyanthus with a succession of bulbs. I also put a little bright green conifer in each pot and ivy around the edge for interest if there is a lull in flowering, I still have fuschias, balcony geraniums and osteospermums in flower and haven't the heart to throw them out.

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Telly Wed 21-Nov-18 13:36:03

Have a look in your local garden centre. Pansies/viola recover after a frost, even if they look a little sad. At the moment I have pansies, cyclamen, planted with some fern. They are underplanted with crocus, iris reticulata, mini narcissus, which will be a nice surprise in the New Year.

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