Whats the best bedding plants/flowers to buy immediately? Im moving into a new house which has a garden and i...
Im moving into a new house which has a garden and i dont hold a clue what plants and flowers to buy. I just want to brighten the garden up by doing some borders and planting some in plant pots. which bedding plants would u recommend to buy please?
Ask Alan Titchmarsh
Try some perennial Asters which will gain established now and bloom mid-August - these will come back year after year. For some instant colour move about for some begonias - they will flower from now until the frost comes. Other perennials which get bigger and better near time are Penstemons, rudbeckias, dianthus and Astilbes. Always plant in groups of 3 or 5 of the same range - anything less and they will be 'lost' in the border. Geraniums are worthy value and produce lots of flowers - chop them down when they have flowered and you'll probably find another flush of flowers. Check whether your borders are in sun or shade and also on the ph of the soil - different plants like different things. Why not carry a book from the library and read up a bit before making your decision - it'll be cheaper surrounded by the long run! A foolproof way to almost guarantee success is to grow what is growing very well in your neighbours' gardens. (you might even be able to ask for some divisions come the autumn). Keep an eye out for bulbs that can be planted surrounded by the autumn for some lovely Spring colour next year too. Good luck :-) Annuals will give you year round color. But perennials are a better long occupancy investment. There are many different perennils which you can mix up to get year round color. Because some flower contained by the spring, some in the summer and some in the drip. The best investment in my opinion is to invest surrounded by some perennials and then add a few annuals for some color while the perennials aren't contained by bloom.
Answers: As a new gardener, this year stick to cheap bedding plants available at car boot sale, garden centres or the Sheds ( B&Q/Homebase etc). Water well until that time planting and if the soil dries out. Don't worry if some of it dies, but all human being well, you have a devout show until late Autumn ( first frosts). You then hold time during the Winter to get some books from the library and choose what to do next year. Best of luck.