Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2014 | Page 65

Summer colour for gardens, pots & baskets There is a wonderful variety of plants available for tubs and hanging baskets to brighten up the patio. Favourites for tubs are marguerites, osteospernum, non-stop begonias and regal pelargoniums, which make a colourful pot full of blooms. There is also a good range of colours of zonal geraniums, which are in individual pots and are well Surfinia Marguerites Fuchsia Garden News established for tubs or borders. For baskets the new trailing non-stop begonias do well in a sunny spot, as do cascading ‘surfinia petunias’. There is a large range of colours and varieties of trailing fuchsias, ivy geraniums and pretty verbenas, with plenty to choose for your own colour Impatiens Divine Lavender scheme. For both tubs and baskets use fresh compost with water retaining granules and slow release feed. Dead head blooms and water regularly to promote sturdy growth and long flowering. Ready-planted tubs and baskets are also available. Osteospermum Astra Pink Spoon Geranium Horizon mix