A Winter Pot

Too often we design or arrange plant and flower colours and ignore the colour of what’s around them – the pots, the paving slabs and the walls.

I reckon you should start with the colour of what you’re stuck with and develop the colour scheme from there. This pot changes season to season but each foliage and flower combination I’m presented with gives me great pleasure. I particularly love it in winter.

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About the author

Bob Brown, founder of Cotswold Garden Flowers, is a celebrated plantsman with decades of experience growing and critiquing hardy perennials. Known for his engaging talks and sharp insights, he’s a regular speaker, writer for Gardening Which and recipient of the prestigious Veitch Memorial Medal.