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Well, the Hellebores and Wallflowers would go well together, especially when the old leaves of the Hellebores are removed to show off the new flowers it will be a very colourful display in late winter and early spring.
Daphnes are a little more difficult to grow in pots. Many can be grown in pots (after all they're in pots in the nursery!) but they take a lot of looking after. Even though I believe Daphnes to be tougher than people usually think, they do not like being too wet/dry or too cold/hot in containers. Quite a balancing act to keep them happy! I personally would recommend not using a Daphne; if you are getting into gardening then having an expensive shrub die on you is disheartening- start with the toughies and work up to Daphnes.
I got A daphne last year for half that price in a 3 litre pot, 9cm pot for a shrub, their 'avin a laff...
Thanks Ben, thats great advise for a me being a mere novice
I would have gone to our local supplier for plants as I prefer to deal with local companies, but thank you for some understanding of costs Geoffrey
Hmm, fair play that is a pricey Daphne for a 9cm. I would recommend looking around for a larger plant to start with- a larger plant would be more resilient to start with!
To get hardy plants, 'looking nice' all year is quite a trick, quite subjective...
you could try Pieris japonica countless varieties
These are often grown in pots, they are hardy, evergreen, most have green leaves some are more purple, new growth is distinctively reddish, & they have white flowers.
They are part of the Ericae family, the flowers are the same shape as Heathers, hence 'bell' like, & of course the bees like them.
I would choose a large pot & underplant with dwarf daffodils & maybe autumn cyclamen.
You would need to use Ericaeous compost.
Thanks Geoffrey
I'll be getting 5 troughs to plant up for the autumn/winter and hope to keep the troughs looking pretty all year round but obviously, coming into autumn now, I hoped to get the planting sorted soon so we can appreciate them and not have the wait till spring. W
We looked troughs and compost so I'll be asking in advance for the correct compost to use and see if we can plant up the troughs with a nice mix on plants