Single Colour Hanging Baskets
Good hanging baskets with a bold statement can be achieved by using one type of plant in one colour.
Think about the volume of colour from your chosen flowers over the life of the hanging basket. Keep it simple and you will only need one watering and feeding regime.
The hanging baskets below generally fit into the single colour category with the odd liberty.
I like the powder blue Lobelia. It is far more stunning than the more traditional purple in this large hanging basket.
Petunias in purple, or would you call it mauve, are great for hanging baskets as they produce lots of flowers and self-deadhead.
I have not grown Bacopa but like the clean white colour scheme on this hanging basket.
Orange is an ususual clour for a hanging basket but there are now some brilliant begonias like these.
Begonia x tuberhybrida ‘Illumination Apricot Shades’ F1 Hybrid is fantastic but would produce a mix of yellow & orange.
Now we get to a cheat with a trailing Lysimachia to under pin the base of the hanging basket which contains red begonias.
Begonia from Thompson & Morgan
Is it fair to call this a single colour. Certainly this veined petunia in pink to purple makes a bold splash of colour.
Petunia Million Bells or Calibrachoa are very floriferous plants to try in hanging baskets.
Petunia seeds at Thompson & Morgan
This would be my hanging basket display of choice. Hydrangeas drink large volumes of water and would not normally feature in baskets but this USA garden at Longwood makes do.
Colour Photo Credits
Hanging Basket 2009 by amandabhslater CC BY-SA 2.0
Hanging Basket by sirwiseowl CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Beautiful hanging baskets by wallygrom, CC BY-SA 2.0
petunias by NapaneeGal CC BY-NC 2.0
Hanging hydrangea hallway – Longwood Gardens, 2 May 2011 by mmwm CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Cheerful pelargoniums by tsheko CC BY-NC 2.0
Cheerful pelargoniums
Picture of Daffodil in the Snow
It is still not too late to get snow says the eternal pessimistic gardener
This daffodil still manages to poke its flower above the snow cover.
Daffodils are a very hardy flower. If they are planted at the correct depths and split every 3-4 years they can give years of excellent, maintenance free, displays. But heavy wet snow can bend or break the flower stems.
This Rip Van Winkle is a special daffodil with the elongated petals but is still one of my winter favourites.
See more of our daffodil photos on Gardeners Tips
Images of Evening Primrose Species
Evening Primrose Oenothera Biennis is a wonderfully scented flower for summer evenings.
Image of Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri/Hooker’s Evening-primrose
Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa ‘Siskiyou’ photo of a low growing perennial.
Pollination is in the evening air!
Oenothera Glazioviana is generally a biennial herb producing an erect stem approaching 3-5 feet in height.
Oenothera cespitosa var. marginata (Tufted Evening Primrose) also called Onethera caespitosa
Oenothera macrocarpa – Silver Blade Evening Primrose
Credits
Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri/Hooker’s Evening-primrose by davidhofmann08, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
bluebonnets, pink evening primrose foreground by milpool79 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
evening primrose by marc e marc CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Evening Primrose by kh1234567890 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Oenothera cespitosa var. marginata (Tufted Evening Primrose) by Tony Frates CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Oenothera macrocarpa – Silver Blade Evening Primrose by colorado art studio CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scented Wild Flowers Evening Primrose Oenothera odorata
Narcissus – Oxford & Botanic Gardens
The International Daffodil Register And Classified List 2008 compiled by Sally Kington needs to be studied to be able to name the varieties shown.
Lady Margaret Hall Oxford April 2010 where studying and gardening went hand in hand.
But perhaps more gardening than studying.
This picture was taken in late March at the University Botanic Gardens Oxford. I’m not sure of the variety, but they remind me of tete a tete. The White betula (Birch) provides an interesting contrast to the lush green of early spring. In the background is the River Cherwell, flowing under Magdalen Bridge
Misty Christ Church Meadow Oxford
Sunrise at Christ Church Meadow Oxford
The International Daffodil Register And Classified List 2008 compiled by Sally Kington needs to be studied to be able to name the varieties shown.
Five Primrose Pictures
Primroses that bloom in the spring tra-la seemed a good title for these pictures with short pithy comments attached.
Hedgerow primroses grow well in the shade but flower better when a bit of sun breaks through the woodland branches waiting for their new leaves.
The inspiration for these five pictures of Primrose in their many colours.
Leaves can die back shortly after flowering. The longer they are green the more they are feeding the roots and plant for future flowering.
Water and feed after flowering, you would be hungry and thirsty after producing so much seed and progeny.
Some colour look good and faithful on computer screens. I think that this applies to these Primroses.
Bred as a double flower this Primrose has interesting colouring. Some plants can be over bred and are then hard to keep from one year to the next. This is the second year of this plant.
Picture and other credits
Primrose seeds at Thompson & Morgan
Flowers that Bloom in the Spring, tra-la by cobalt123 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ‘Perky blooms in full glory, seen at the entrance to the Westin Hotel at LAX in Los Angeles. I don’t know what these are, so an ID is appreciated. I now believe these are primrose flowers. There were many colors and varieties of these flowers, which must be hardy against peaks of high and low temperatures and the gusty winds near the airport.’
Primroses in Spring by Chiot’s Run CC BY-NC 2.0 ‘…this one plant is 7 years old. All the other ones died, but this one blooms every spring…’
Five June Garden Photographs
A big bright month for flowers following a lush spring in Yorkshire. Not all plants behave to the seasonal timetable buy the Poppies are still stunning.
Aster alpinus the Alpine aster – bought from the nursery at Newby Hall in blue, white and purple varieties which are still to flower.
Selfsown Aquilegia or columbine, set off by broad Bearded Iris leaves.
Oriental Poppy that looks blood red late in the day but was glowing in the early sunshine.
Iris reticulata with self sown Euphorbia
Deciduous Azalea in Late spring yellow. One of the Rhododendrons in the Pentanthera group
More Garden Mosaic Photos
Robyne Jay scores again with more marvelous mosaics made available under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.
The Iris, part of the Iridaceae family, are my all-time favourites. A shame they do not last long as cut flowers – all the more surprising all these photos were collected.
A Bunch of Flower Photos
Nothing in the flower world says more about the season than a Sedum like this bunch of Autumn Joy. As a careless gardener I seem to have lost my Sedum with dark purple, fleshy leaves but it was never as robust as Autumn Joy.
Due to a lack of sun and summer warmth our Sunflowers have been very tardy this year. It is hard to believe that I have only one flower on display at the beginning of September.
I planted some perennial Lobelia and they have thoroughly enjoyed the wet conditions during summer as they built up strength for this sort of floral display.
This variety may be Lobelia speciosa ‘Grape Knee Hi’ or Hadspen Purple and I have several Lobelia cardinalis that have prevoiusly defied my gardening skills.
Another monster this year has been the Phlox paniculata. White and pink varieties in particular have shown spectacular flowers and scent.
Bunches of flowers indoors are still giving delightful aromas even though we have hidden the flowers on top of tall cupboards as the vases are a bit naff and there are so many other flowers deserving display.
The late flowering double Clematis has just made it into my autumn photos. Clematis Josephine Evijohill is a ‘florida’ type that was on sale at a local nursery. I resisted the temptation to buy and so I will not have any genuine garden photos to show in future.
Yellow & Lilac
Tejvan took this photo in Oxford Botanic Gardens. On the left is an imposing Verbascum. I love the way its tall yellow spikes contrast so well with the purple spikes in the background. Just to add a bit of interest there is the odd splash of orange from a rogue intruder.
Floral Mosaic Garden Photos
Thirty six photos arranged as six by six pictures of perfect plants are formed together by robynejay to produce these stunning mosaic patterns.
I am hard pressed to select a favourite but will opt for the red Poppies.
No true gardener would want to see all those hungry caterpillars but aren’t they fantastic?
