Spring pots for shady spots
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Published: Monday, 20 May 2019 at 3:41 pm
Discover how to make some beautiful spring pots that will light up a shady part of your garden.
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Creating spring pots for a shady spot is easier than you might think - there are lots of shade-tolerant spring bulbs, bedding plants and perennials to choose from.
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We've used ferns, bulbs, violas, heucheras and bergenia for splashes of spring colour and interesting textures - most can be planted out in the garden after the display is past its best.
Try our three beautiful container recipes for inspiration.
Fern and fritillaria pot
We used:
- 2 x Fritillaria meleagris
- 3 x small, young ferns
- 1 x bowl-shaped terracotta pot
A magenta fritillary planted with ferns
Bergenia and saxifrage pot
We used:
- 2 x Bergenia cordifolia 'Winter Glow'
- 1 x Saxifraga x arendsii
- 1 x glazed green pot
Bright-pink bergenia planted with saxifrage
Heuchera, viola and ivy pot
We used:
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Lime heuchera foliage with mauve violets and variegated ivy in a steel bucket
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