Begonia Towers, London (just joking). Tiered begonia planting, Holland Park, London

Sorry, I need to ask~ what they are planted in?...looks like a nice red begonia...is it a wire mesh cone? the effect is very pleasing!!

Hi, Lori! The containers are simply plastic bowl planters with drainage holes, stacked up in decreasing sizes. I have a magazine article on doing something similar for a herb tower, using terracotta pots, either round or square. If using square ones, you can increase the visual aspect (and grow bigger plants) by stacking the pots/containers as a series of "diamonds", i.e. corner to midline of a straight edge, and continue upward. I'll definitely be trying this out next year with annuals and herbs, as it would be possible to have a fab display in a small area!

I'm really glad I asked! That is a terrific idea... won't steal your thunder, David... Post some pics ok?

No, you go for it, Lori! I won't be attempting something like this until next summer. There must be a winter planting scheme which would suit this style and look really great as an outdoor, "decorated "christmas tree, but done wholly in plants? it would probably cost a small fortune to create, though.Hmmm...but, now, I'm thinking........a "tree" of herbs associated with winter festivals/meals? Are any of them evergreen?

Only one comes to mind off the top of my head is Winter Savory!

Will look into this, Lori.

Brilliant

Brilliant idea. Beautiful 'trees'.