On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:06:50 +0000, jambella
wrote:


Hi. I'm new to GardenBanter and pretty new to gardening - and need
help.

I am throwing open house and garden at Easter for loads of family and
friends and desperately want the garden to look special. But the end of
April is too early for my normal bedding plants. Not too worried about
by my one border. I just want to fill all my pots and window boxes with
colour. I like a colour theme, like yellow/orange, red/orange,
different blue hues - anything like that. Or even just foliage, as long
as it looks good. But I don't like multi mixed colours.

And to make matters worse, I've already spent my bedding plant budget,
so it has to be on the cheap! And has to be a display that is either
short-lived, or won't mind being moved later to make room for my already
ordered and carefully planned bedding plants. Pity I didn't plan for
Easter earlier!

Does anyone have any brilliant ideas how to solve this problem? Thank
you to anyone who takes the time to think about it!

(I'm reading and posting in uk.rec.gardening.)

Best to get used to the idea that you simply can't have "special" this
year. I'd just hie me down to the garden centres (and Aldi, Lidl, and
Wilkinson's) and see what's cheapest, and to hell with colour schemes.
I really wouldn't be fussy on a short-notice occasion like that: good
plants will look good, regardless of what colour mix you have. These
days they always sell plants in flower, which is a bad idea in
general, but suits your purpose well.

--
Mike.