Summer bedding starts here!

The shops are now full of beautiful bedding plants in every colour. So if you’ve gaps in your flowerbeds or fancy planting up some pretty pots or hanging baskets, now’s the time…

COSMOS

A pot of large, pink blooms with feathery foliage that need little care will bring instant cheer.

Height 120cm; spread 60cm

STOCKS

Great as bedding, these smell fabulous and make gorgeous cut flowers and fragrant patio pots. Height 60cm; spread 40cm

CALENDULA

Bright and breezy calendula need little care and will flower until October with no need for deadheading. Height and spread 40cm

LOBELIA

Trailing with delicate purple flowers, these combine well with larger, showier plants in window boxes and baskets. Height 15cm; spread 45cm