Green pot planting.

Love the red pansy

So do i, gorgeous...:>)

Thanks......:-))

You have such a lovely way of potting up your plants, Spritz. I do like the pansies and cyclamen together and it's a combination I would never have thought of....another good idea from you. :)

Will the cyclamen survive over the winter? I am a bit confused about their hardiness.

Sadly, no. It's wet plus cold that they don't like. I usually have to replace them by polyanthus (or similar) before Christmas. I'm glad you like the present planting, though. Thank you! :-)

Looks lovely Spritz. I've tried planting the cyclamen in the garden but they don't survive.

Lovely arrangement Barbara, you have got the colour combination perfectly.

Thank you both.

No, Linda - I'm sure they wouldn't, it would have to be the hardy ones.

really lovely. who needs more than a pot of flowers to brighten up the day?

That's true - I've 'acquired' a smaller blue one, and I must take its photo too. :-)))

yes please ~ anything blue is good

now that looks outstanding Spritz.

Thanks very much... Did you see my new pot?

i have now ~ its lovely and an inspired choice of plants in it

It's a bit smaller, but I wouldn't want them all the same size anyway, then I can group them in different ways.

yes i have 3 that are different sizes, i put them together ~ they are blue like your new one, i had a tiny bush that was covered in delicate pink blossom in the spring ~ very pretty.

Oooh! What was that?

um, not sure, sorry, will look in the morning ~ i may have a photo ~ i will put it on my pictures

It's all too easy to forget a name, isn't it! I got asked the name of a common plant at my open garden in June - and its name went out of my head! Luckily, I had a group of GOYers standing quite close, and Grindle came to my rescue. I felt sooooooooo silly. :-(((((

found it!!! couldnt find the photos but will keep looking but probably more important i did find the label:
prunus incisa (kojo-no-mai) it had pale pink flowers and was very sweet, flowers lasted a couple of weeks or more i think.

Ah yes - I saw that at a local GC and was v.v.v.v. tempted.
If i hadn't set my heart on a Kalmia for my Christmas present pot, it would have come home with me.

Where is it now? In the garden?

yes, still in its pot but now with no leaves on! they came off in the last week ~ they turned orange but not the glorious colour of a beech or acer. they say it likes sun ~ which is why i put it in a pot to give it maximum chance of sun!

maybe you could have it for spring pot?

I did see the pot Spritz, its lovely

Thanks, Yorkshire. Yes, why not, Sticki? Is there room for some little plants round its 'trunk'?

yes spritz it has a tiny trunk so there is plenty of room ~ depending on the pot size of course!!!! mine is only about 12-15" tall so plants would be better if they were trailing

How about 'Creeping Jenny' -(Lysimachia nummularia, I think). That would look good. Lamium would trail, as well.

yellow creeping jenny? i dont know lamium. the flowers are a really pale pink. yellow would certainly brighten it up!

There are several Lamiums around - there's one with variegated leaves which has dark pink flowers later on...that would look good. It's a dead-nettle, only a cultivated one.

very pretty leaves then ~ i like attractive leaves

I'm eavesdropping folks, I have that Prunus Stickitoffee, In a lovely ornate urn & I usually underplant on the outside of the little trunk with early crocus or min.tulips & for the winter a few pansys or violas. When the prunus is in flower which is fairly early I like it to be on it's own.

yes i agree ~ it probably best on its own ~ the bulbs sound lovely ~ your pot sounds a real centre piece ~ good value

Ooooh...I bet when I see it again next spring I'll be tempted all over again. Maybe if you post a photo, I can just gaze at that. :-))

Love the cyclamen :o)

Thanks, Pip - so do I. :-)))