Stylish Autumn and Winter containers
Now our gardens are starting to slow down with the colder weather coming. We still have a few cuts and some trimming to do and for the moment we can plant a few more plants and bulbs getting ready for the coming spring. How can we satisfy that gardening itch and get a bit of welcoming colour in our garden? Gardening at this time with containers is easy to create and maintain while lengthening your seasons of colour.
A few considerations before you begin choosing your plants: should the backdrop of the containers contrast for a splash or would you like a more serene effect and have a slower blending to colour? Also, be sure to choose plants that can withstand a few frosts (like phormiums), especially if the container is placed in an unsheltered space. Fertilising at this time can be stopped as new growth on any plant can be damaged by frosts. Keep watering until the soil freezes.
Here at the Pavilion you can choose from a number of our creations or we can put something together if you bring in the container you want filled. Otherwise here are some other options.
In our garden centre we have some amazing Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Box Balls, Hollys that can be the backbone of your planter. To this you can add a circle of Cyclamen, Violas, Heathers or Pansies for that blast of colour.
If you are aiming for an Autumn coloured planter, start with with something like a golden Choisya or small yellow conifer and compliment this with our autumn coloured Heathers or berried Solanums adding silver Calocephalous or Senecio to blend it together.
We have beautiful purple and pink Heathers that would look fantastic with our purple and white ornamental cabbages mixed in with our fancy mix of violas.
If you are ready for that Christmas feel go for our beautiful Box or Bay tree standards or pyramids and finish with Cyclamen and Ivies.
We have so many options at the moment so come on in and we can talk about what is best for your particular situation.
See you at the Pavilion!
Mary Weiss, Horticulturalist
Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
If you are aiming for an Autumn coloured planter, start with with something like a golden Choisya or small yellow conifer and compliment this with our autumn coloured Heathers or berried Solanums adding silver Calocephalous or Senecio to blend it together.
