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I decided to give the stone urn planters at the front of our property a much-needed makeover, full of weeds they looked sad and neglected. Unloved.
I replaced the contents of each planter with fresh compost, planting each one with mixed red winter flowering pansies, trailing variegated ivy completed the fiery autumn look I was going for. The urns were crying out to be planted with ivy, it goes so well with these style planters.
Now they look all loved again, very regal and romantic, a touch festive too? The planters are in a sheltered spot against the house wall, hopefully the pansies will continue to flower throughout the cold weather although they won’t appreciate heavy snow.
Have a great weekend everyone!
They look good. Thanks, and you too. xx
Super cute Pansy’s!. A nice smiley face to greet you when you come home. Love them! Xxx
I love pansies and those planters are gorgeous
They look great! I just switched my stone urn plantings to only sticks and dead things. Battening down the hatches for a long New England winter.
They look just lovely :) very inspiring and nice to have colour in the garden now everything is dying off :) lovely job x
Thank you, the previous owner left them behind!
Really lovely, there’s nothing like ivy trailing over stone. Pansies are so fantastic for winter flowering. I love looking out of the window in the worst of weather and seeing them.
gorgeous! Love colour in the garden
Really pretty combination, and you’re right about the ivy, it suits those containers perfectly.
They will give a great splash of warm colour in the dark days of winter – but I wonder, is there any plant that could be used to add height? One problem I have with containers of any size is that low-lying plants look dwarfed inside them. I use geraniums (here in Egypt we don’t need to worry about harsh winters) and have tried to add trailing lobelia, but they don’t grow too well in Cairo. Any other suggestions?