Photo by Katerina Niuman on Unsplash
We spoke in last weeks article about the importance of colour in your garden and especially in your pots, so if you have cooler colours running through your garden then having bright block yellow pansies would probably clash a little. Do not worry though there are some stunning pansies on the market that would be beautiful additions to your existing colour schemes.
A classic crisp touch
White in the garden is quite a versatile colour and can add pops of class and fresh crispness to your displays. These white pansies are just that, a very classy addition to your pots.
Pansy Matrix White | Pack of 3 Garden Ready 7cm Pots (brooksidenursery.co.uk)
The cottage garden vibe
I think it is fair to say that the cottage garden style is one of , if not the most popular style across so many gardens now. The cottage garden style is bursting out of rural England and taking hold of newbuild gardens, elements appearing on balconies and adorning the townhouse garden everywhere. The beauty of terracotta pots is that you can achieve a gorgeous cottage garden vibe anywhere really. Which is why we are loving the Viola 'Peach Shades' from Sarah Raven. All the pastel vibes and the dainty but bountiful flowers will make those Autumn to Spring displays look gorgeous.
Buy Viola x wittrockiana 'Peach Shades' F1 | Sarah Raven
The plant alternative
We adore topping our pots with Shell on Earth. This product is recycled crushed whelk that not only adds a stunning top layer to your pots but can also be mixed into your compost for extra drainage. The packs come in all different sizes right up to bulk options if you have some sizeable terracotta pots to top.
Shells, Compost & Substrates | shellonearth
You can buy pansies as ready grown plants, like those above, for that instant gratification but if you're looking for a challenge and access to an even greater variety of pansies and violas then you can always try seed! You can sow pansy seeds July - September for winter flowering displays, we appreciate this is a little late this year but seeds keep amazingly well and it's always good to think about your growing spaces a couple of seasons ahead!
Italian ruffles perfect for Italian pots
In our quest for beautiful plant toppers we stumbled across an exquisite variety from Plants by Distinction. A variety of pansy that has a semi-ruffle and really brings those pinky tones to life with elements of terracotta and salmon, simply stunning and something a little different which we LOVE at Tom's Yard.
picture courtesy of Elder & Wild on Plants of Distinction
PANSY CHIANTI MIXED SEEDS | New & Featured Flowers (plantsofdistinction.co.uk)
Cool Violas
The palette of creams and purples with some flecks of pink may be more your station on the colour wheel and these violas are perfect for it.
Not all about the pansies and violas
Other plants such as cyclamen, heathers and even erigeron also work really well as plant toppers so you're not confined to pansies and violets.
