and pots filling-up with water,
literally drowning their roots!
g Small berry-bearing shrubs
included in seasonal patio pot
arrangements can be removed
and planted out in the garden
next spring.
g Some plants have both male
and female varieties, so it might
just be the female one you buy
that’s carrying berries. Ask for
advice, as in future years you
may need to grow male forms
alongside the females to ensure
their flowers get pollinated
and develop future crops of
berries.
PLANTING PARTNERS
As well as choosing planting
partners carrying berries try
and create varied displays
by including evergreen
shrubs, ornamental grasses,
architectural plants with strong
shapes and forms, and those
with great autumn foliage
colours. Here are some to
consider:
g Beauty Berry (Callicarpa
‘Profusion’ and many others)
g Carex ‘Evergold’
g Heathers (Including Calluna
varieties)
g Holly (Ilex varieties)
g Pansies
g Roses with colourful hips,
like Rosa rugosa, Rosa canina
and Rosa ‘Geranium’
g Skimmia ‘Magic Marlot’
g Spindle (varieties of
Euonymus like ‘Red Cascade’)
g Viola
g Viburnum including
Viburnum davidii and varieties
of Guelder Rose (Viburnum
opulus)
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plantofthemoment for more
information and to download
the media pack which features:
plant information for each
month including top plants, tips
and companion plant ideas,
high and low resolution photos,
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