Splash of winter colour?

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  1. gcc3663

    gcc3663 Knackered Grandad trying to keep up with a 4yr old

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    Many people - including us - get bought basket settings for anniversaries etc., which always seem to include a veriagated ivy (dwarfish).
    These are usually tossed out by the recipient when the rest die off.
    If rescued and planted they develop OK.
    I still have a couple up the garden stuck in a breeze block. They aren't huge, but have survived a couple of winters with ZERO care (more ignored than anything)
    Ask around and you may find there are a few plants available from friends or rellies.
     
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      Thanks :)

      I've kinda given up on the idea for this year - the more I thought about it, the more it seemed as though I was pushing my luck and trying to do too much. I'm going to concentrate on getting the greenhouse up and settled, then getting my layout organised in the back garden ready for next year.

      By the time I do that, and get Christmas and stuff out of the way, it will be seed sowing time (and I have now got shed loads of them to keep me amused!)
       
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        Are these violas the ones with small, dainty flowers about 2cm across in purple/white /yellow/orange/cream colourways? These have been readily available last winter, not expensive, and I think they are charming, nicer even than the large velvetty pansies.

        Pluses: Easy to make a coordinated display as the colour range is limited. They seed around. Hardy in the Midlands.

        Minusus:They don't do much in the actual winter, they really get going when the weather warms up in March. They can get a bit straggly.
         
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        I went for Violas and Cineraria in the end, colours as follows:

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        With the Cineraria toward the back of the planters:

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        Roughly, works out like this:

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