Pansies on balcony railings 17-11-2011 001

Pansies always give a good display

Healthy looking Pansies, I see that you had the bad winds in Cambridge too. Been the same in Bucks.

You are so right, Sheilar! I grow them practically every year for flowers during the winter & a HUGE display in the spring! All the pots (9) are underplanted with Crocuses, another thing I do every year! Even the the flower troughs below them on the balcony floor are underplanted with Daffs, Tulips & Crocuses! In the spring when they are in flower I'll upload a few more photos!

Thanks, Tommy. As you say the Pansies are looking healthy but if I hadn't taken them off the railings a couple of weeks ago there would be little but stumps to see now! Like you the winds have been bad & are destroying my Violas in the hanging baskets. ;-(( I had to move them in further as well a few days ago as the poor plants were suffering a lot in the strong, cold winds of the last few weeks.