Summer containers don’t have to be complicated – we’ve made it super easy for you! Whether you're new to gardening or a container connoisseur, we’ve got two fabulous ways to bring your planters and hanging baskets to life this season.
Keep it simple with our Patriot Frenzy – a ready-mixed combo of red, white and blue petunias, perfect for VE Day and beyond! Just £3 for a 10-pack or 4 for £10 – simply plant and enjoy!
Or go ultra-easy with one of our POP planters (price TBC) – already planted and bursting with colour. Just drop them – pot and all – into your baskets or containers, water well, and wait for the show to begin!
🌈 Feeling creative? Build your own stunning display with the classic planting formula:
Thriller – Filler – Spiller
Here’s how to do it – and some colour scheme ideas to get you going:
Try a colour theme:
Pastels – soft pink geraniums, pale yellow bidens, lavender bacopa and sky-blue lobelia for a dreamy, cottage-style look.
Hot & Bold – combine bright oranges, fuchsia pinks and deep purples for a sizzling summer mix – think calibrachoa, marigolds, and hot pink petunias.
Red, White & Blue – need we say more with the VE Day 80th anniversary round the corner… also works if you’re French, Dutch, Icelandic or New Zealander (& many more… Cuba, we hear you!)
Scroll down for some inspiration…
✨ Plant prices are phenomenal this summer:
10-pack Bedding Plants – £3 each or 4 for £10
Bedding plants, Basket & Patio Plants AND Zonal Geraniums (10.5cm pots) are only £2.49 each or 5 for £10
🌺 Thrillers, Fillers & Spillers – Summer Container Combos
Design your perfect pot or hanging basket using this classic planting method. Mix one Thriller for height, Fillers for fullness, and Spillers to trail over the edges. Try these themed combinations:
🌸 Pastel Colour Scheme
Thrillers (Height & Drama):
• Pale Pink Geraniums
• Soft Lavender Salvia
• Upright Silver Dusty Miller (Cineraria)
Fillers (Fullness & Volume):
• White Bacopa
• Pale Yellow Bidens
• Bush Lobelia (White)
Spillers (Trailing Over the Edge):
• Trailing Lobelia (Sky Blue)
• Trailing Bacopa (White)
• Soft Pink Calibrachoa
🔥 Hot & Bold Colour Scheme
Thrillers (Height & Drama):
• Red or Orange Canna Lilies
• Bright Pink Upright Geraniums
• Spiky Red Cordyline
Fillers (Fullness & Volume):
• Magenta Petunias
• Deep Purple Verbena
• Yellow Bidens
Spillers (Trailing Over the Edge):
• Trailing Calibrachoa (Hot Pink or Red)
• Trailing Verbena (Purple or Orange)
• Blue Scaevola for contrast
💙❤️ Patriotic Red, White & Blue
Thrillers (Height & Drama):
• Upright Red Geraniums
• Blue Salvia or Upright Blue Lobelia
• Cordyline for bold structure
Fillers (Fullness & Volume):
• White Petunias
• Bush Lobelia (Blue or White)
• Red & White Begonias
Spillers (Trailing Over the Edge):
• Trailing Lobelia (Blue or White)
• Bacopa (White)
• Trailing Scaevola (Blue)
So, whether you mix your own masterpiece or pick up a plug-and-play POP, now’s the perfect time to pot up, plant out, and enjoy a summer full of colour!
