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Our five fave bedding plants to give you a boost of colour!
Looking to add some bright pops of colour to your garden? Take a look at our top picks for bedding plants and how to get long-lasting beautiful blooms from your plants.
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Petunia
Petunias are pretty versatile plants that are perfect for pots, hanging baskets, beds and borders. Keep their soil consistently moist, but not waterlogged and sopping. During warm, dry periods you’ll likely need to water petunias in pots or baskets daily, sometimes even twice a day. Plants in the ground can go a little longer. Little and often is key.
You can encourage more blooms by increasing the hours of sun your petunias get throughout the day. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage further flowering. If your petunias are looking a little leggy, you can give them a good trim with some sharp scissors or secateurs.
Feed with an all-purpose plant food every 10-14 days.
Calibrachoa
If you love petunias, you’ll adore calibrachoas! Often called ‘mini petunias’, these cheerful little flowers come in a rainbow of colours and are perfect for hanging baskets, pots and containers. They’re trailing plants too, so they’ll tumble beautifully over the sides and create a real splash of colour.
Calibrachoas like a sunny spot and well-draining soil. Keep them watered regularly, especially in warm weather — they don’t like to dry out. Deadhead spent flowers to keep them blooming and feed with a liquid plant food every couple of weeks to help them stay looking their best.
Marigold
Marigolds are pretty fuss-free and easy to care for. They’re also great for attracting pollinators and other helpful insects to your garden.
They prefer full sunlight and well-draining soil. Water regularly at the base of the plant avoiding wetting the leaves and flowers. Containers will need to be watered more often than plants in the ground.
Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming. You can also pinch back the stems to encourage bushier growth. You can feed with an all-purpose plant food once a month to promote healthy growth.
Geranium – 3 large pots for £12!
Geraniums thrive in bright sunlight and well-draining soil. They do well in pots, beds, borders and as a gorgeous centrepiece in hanging basket.
Water thoroughly when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch but avoid overwatering as it can lead to root rot. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming and pinch back the stems to promote bushy growth. Feed them every two weeks or so during the growing season to promote healthy growth. Geraniums benefit from occasional pruning if they’re becoming leggy to encourage a bushier shape.
Fuchsias
Fuchsias are a real classic for summer displays, and it’s easy to see why! With their dainty, dangling flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white, they add a touch of elegance to hanging baskets, pots and borders.
They’re super easy to grow and love a bit of shade or dappled sun, making them perfect for brightening up spots that don’t get full sun all day. Keep them watered and fed, and pinch off the faded flowers to keep them going strong right through summer. There are upright and trailing varieties too, so you can mix and match depending on where you’re planting.
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