{"id":32915,"date":"2024-03-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a1de91dd-2d25-4f4c-822c-6a4a1e66627a"},"modified":"2024-03-12T08:34:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:34:51","slug":"a-junk-shop-container-lifts-this-elegant-pot-planting-display-with-fritillaries-and-viola-for-early-spring","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/a-junk-shop-container-lifts-this-elegant-pot-planting-display-with-fritillaries-and-viola-for-early-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"A junk-shop container lifts this elegant pot planting display with fritillaries and viola for early spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning designer Jo Thompson kicks off a new container-planting series with three enchanting early spring flower combinations. Words Jo Thompson, photographs Jason Ingram <\/p>

By Jo Thompson\n <\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 12 March 2024 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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An old bowl was calling out to be planted up with a delicate grouping that provides both flower and foliage<\/a> interest. It can be moved around to be enjoyed in different locations as the flowers bloom: the elegance of the purple and white forms of Fritillaria<\/a> meleagris<\/em> sit easily with the tiny, round leaves of Muehlenbeckia<\/a> complexa, <\/em>which in turn create a satisfying link to the larger, heart-shaped leaves of Viola<\/a><\/em> \u2018K\u00f6nigin Charlotte\u2019.<\/p>

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Container and composition<\/a><\/li>
Cultivation and care<\/a><\/li>
Plants<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
How to achieve the look<\/strong><\/p>
Container and composition<\/strong><\/p>
This tired, old container was found in a pile outside a junk shop; its handles enable it to be lifted and moved to different spots, so it\u2019s perfect for delicate flowers that benefit from close-up inspection.Look closely and you\u2019ll see that much of the foliage is in very similar shades of green: it\u2019s actually the difference in the leaf shapes that provides the interest at the base of this planting.<\/p>
Jo Thompson’s early spring fritillaria and viola pot \u00a9Jason Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Other container ideas<\/strong><\/p>
The best container displays for your garden pots<\/a><\/li>
Growing edibles in a tin bath container<\/a><\/li>
An early spring plant pot idea using hellebores<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
The muehlenbeckia is dotted around the edges of the container, with the viola placed inbetween to create that all-important foundation for the show-stopping fritillary, the delicate, tall stems and long, thin, grey-green leaves of which bring height and form to the composition. The bulbs are planted in autumn<\/a>; a few months later, their purple and white flowers provide eye-catching focal points in this simplest of arrangements.<\/p>
Cultivation and care<\/strong><\/p>
This container is happy in a little bit of shade<\/a>. Even after the flowers fade, this collection will carry on giving simple foliage interest all year round, as the muehlenbeckia grows and spills out and over the pot. This is another easily maintained planting; it is growing in peat-free compost<\/a>, which is just lightly watered so that the soil never dries out. Deadhead<\/a> the fritillaries once they have flowered to conserve the plant\u2019s energies.<\/p>
Plants<\/strong><\/p>
$\"Plants$ Plants from Jo Thompson’s early spring fritillaria and viola pot. \u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Fritillaria\u00a0meleagris<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
A bulbous perennial<\/a> producing nodding purple heads in an exquisite checkered pattern on tall, thin stems and grey-green leaves. April \u2013 May. 30cm x 5cm. AGM. RHS H5, USDA 3a-8b.<\/p>
Fritillaria meleagris <\/em>var. unicolor subvar. <\/em>alba<\/strong><\/p>
This is the pure-white<\/a> form of the snake\u2019s head fritillary. Its flowers also have a checkered pattern, albeit much fainter. April \u2013 May. 30cm x 5cm. AGM. RHS H5.<\/p>
Viola<\/em>\u00a0\u2018K\u00f6nigin Charlotte\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>
An evergreen perennial producing sweetly scented, purple-blue flowers. February \u2013 March. 20cm x 30cm. RHS H6. <\/p>
Muehlenbeckia complexa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
A fast-growing deciduous climber\/groundcover<\/a> plant with small, green leaves. Works well when contained in a pot. June \u2013November. 2.5m x 2m. RHS H3.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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