Gazania and rudbeckia pot display

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You will need

  • Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto' x5
  • Gazanias, yellow and orange-coloured x5
  • Long metal trough
  • Crocks
  • Multi-purpose compost

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Overview

This bright, contemporary container filled with sunny gazanias and rudbeckia plants is just the thing to jazz up your garden for the summer. It looks effective on its own or placed in a group with others, and best of all it's quick and easy to plant up.
Plant It May
At Its Best May - September
Takes Just 30 minutes

How To Do It

1Fill a metal trough with crocks to help drainage, then top up with a layer of multi-purpose compost.

2Carefully remove the gazania plants from their pots, gently teasing out the roots to help them get established quicker. Plant them in a row along the front of the container. Do the same with the rudbeckias, placing them behind the gazanias.

3Fill in around the rootball with compost, pushing it down firmly until it's level with the top of the rootball. Water thoroughly. If frosts are forecast shortly after planting, cover the plants with horticultural fleece.

Adam's tip

Mix water-retaining gel and slow-release feed granules into the compost before planting.

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kaycurtis 24/11/2011 at 15:27

really pretty all these yellow and gold daisy like flowers, will look lovely even on a dull day.