Mix & match Containers with year-round appeal

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Create a colourful container with seasonal appeal, by swapping plants in and out throughout the year

There’s no need to wait for summer bedding plants to start planting up your seasonal containers. One way to get maximum interest from a container, from early spring right through to early autumn, is by combining plants with interesting foliage. Then as the weather warms up, and new plants become available, you can either add extra plants to your container, or swap in fresh alternatives. The result is an ever-changing display that creates instant impact for months at a time.

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Start by choosing three or more plants with contrasting flower colours or leaf textures, then mix and match with new plants that catch your eye. Here, we’ve started with three of our favourite plants: Nandina ‘Obsessed’, a shrub for sun or part-shade, with ruby-red spring foliage; Carex ‘Evergold’, an evergreen variegated grass that looks superb in pots; and Heuchera ‘Black Pearl’, an elegant perennial that produces tiny bee-friendly flowers in summer.

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Nandina ‘Obsessed’

Carex ‘Evergold’

Heuchera ‘Black Pearl’

PICK OF THE POTS Find a wide variety of pots in store all year round

This page: Heritage Edwardian pot, various sizes/colours, from £14.99; Opposite: Chelsea planter, various sizes/ colours, from £26.99