Question

Partner did our front garden and built a planter last week. Having never planted flowers before can anyone offer any advice and the perfect flowers to brighten up and easy to look after? Our local garden centre is delivering but not sure what to choose that is ideal for a planter. We get alot of sun at the front Thank you!  

Answer 1

Lovely planters. If I was you I would go for cheap and cheerful bedding plants, bergonias, bizzie Lizzie, marigolds, love in a, mist, cosmos, wall flowers. I would also buy some herbs to grow for cooking with

Answer 2

Ask your garden centre what they advise? Let them know how much sun. They are usually more than willing to help. Have a think if you want instant colour to replace each season or longer term lower maintenance. Enjoy x

Answer 3

I would fill it with red geraniums from Aldi. Cheap and mine lasted over winter by leaving them up against my back wall. Very hardy and full of colour.  

Answer 4

Make sure you have holes in the bottom so the water can drain. get some bedding plants x

Comments

@approval yeh we have done with stones aswell  learnt that on here otherwise we wouldn’t have lol x

Answer 5

Dont plant marigolds as slugs love them

Answer 6

Busy lizzies would be lovely.  

Answer 7

Lavender would look lovely  

Answer 8

What wood did you use for these? Need something for a similar idea I have and this would complete it  x

Answer 9

@melantha?  

Answer 10

Treated sawn timber, frames were treated with creosote to preserve it even longer, cladding was finished in nut brown stain. Think it was 50mm x 22mm, may use the same to clad over fences in the back garden