{"id":13104,"date":"2022-07-22T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T07:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=86752"},"modified":"2022-07-22T09:41:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T07:41:18","slug":"a-wheelbarrow-planter-featuring-hemerocallis-stafford","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/a-wheelbarrow-planter-featuring-hemerocallis-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"A wheelbarrow planter featuring Hemerocallis \u2018Stafford\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Richard Bloom\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We often joke at work that 90 per cent of a gardener\u2019s time is spent moving plants \u2013 from greenhouse<\/a> to cold frame<\/a>, into the garden and then back again for winter. That merry-go-round gave me the idea of planting directly into this vintage wheelbarrow. It not only makes an attractive container<\/a> large enough to create an impressive display but it is easily moveable so the arrangement can be wheeled into any position to add interest wherever there are gaps in the planting.<\/p>\n

How to achieve the look<\/h2>\n

Container and composition<\/h3>\n
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This galvanised wheelbarrow<\/a> has seen much service at Cottesbrooke, although the base has started to rust through. Luckily, this has created convenient drainage holes making it an ideal planting container.<\/p>\n

The tray is deep enough to accommodate the large rootballs of taller perennials<\/a>, such as artemisias, and phlox. I\u2019ve placed smaller groundcover<\/a> plants, including a geranium<\/a> and nepeta<\/a>, around the edges and encouraged them to spill out over the sides to recreate the exuberance of a midsummer<\/a> herbaceous border.<\/p>\n

To add pops of more intense colour, I have added the annual Cleome hassleriana<\/em> \u2018Violet Queen\u2019 throughout. Other annuals<\/a>, such as cosmos<\/a>, larkspur or cornflowers<\/a>, could also be interplanted.<\/p>\n

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Cultivation and care<\/h3>\n