Flower Ideas

I have planted some daffodil bulbs this evening at the end of the lawn in some breeze block, see my garden build here:
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/mats-garden-build.54326/

I'm not sure how long these will last for when they do flower. Anyway, every 3rd hole will be a daffodil, meaning the others need flowers too. I was thinking of pansies in half of the remaining holes to add more colour and a change in height. What other bright, colourful flower could I add for the remaining holes?

Eseesntially, I want to have nice colour at the bottom of the garden from spring until the end of summer. Also must be easy to grow and fairly low maintenance.

Thanks

 

Hi there.

Personally, I wouldn't put Daffs where you propose. They will look too regimented, imo. Better I think, to have a few good-sized clumps in the lawn. These should flower next March/April (if memory serves). Once they have finished flowering, they will need to be left for at least 6 weeks before cutting down, to allow them to build up their reserves for the following year. It does mean that you will probably have to delay cutting the grass, but worth it I think.

Hope this helps.

Cheers...Freddy

 

Welcome to GC Randomly Set. Daffodils will bloom for a few weeks in spring. You could plant them in every hole and when they are finished overplant them with summer bedding (annuals) or as FC has suggested above Aubretia, a perennial. Daffodils will grow up through other plants the following year. The Saxifrage below will bloom late spring through summer. The planting site you have would be ideal for any rockery plants.

Aubretia (available in different shades of pink, blue and also white)


Saxifrage 'Arendensii'

 

Thanks guys. I did ask myself earlier if you could "plant" over plants, but thought that was a silly question. Nice to know it is possible