You may also like<\/strong><\/p> How to achieve the look<\/strong><\/p> Container and composition<\/strong><\/p> Scale is everything when you have a container of this size; the planting\u2019s main components need to have some presence about them. The bin itself inspired the choice of hellebore<\/a>, the pewter-green leaves and pink flowers<\/a> of which tone so well with the container\u2019s metallic grey shades. It\u2019s the perfect plant for this destination: its colours sit so well against grey, while the solidity of both its flowers and leaves provide the bulk needed here.<\/p> The saxifrage\u2019s<\/a> flowers last throughout autumn and have good matching shades of pink and cream, making this mounded plant a perfect partner to the hellebore. Both have stems with hints of pinky-brown, creating a good link to the orange<\/a>-streaked leaves of Anemanthele lessoniana <\/em>\u2018Sirocco\u2019, which turn orange-brown over winter, and to the brick wall and hydrangea leaves in the background.<\/p> These mouth-watering toffees and caramels need green to balance them \u2013 the variegated Euonymus<\/a> fortunei<\/em> \u2018Emerald Gaiety\u2019 and Hedera helix<\/a><\/em> \u2018Little Silver\u2019 do this perfectly, bringing light as well as colour to the mix.<\/p> Cultivation and care<\/strong><\/p> This arrangement is perfectly happy in a container for a few years, as long as the compost is replaced and the euonymus is kept trimmed. Ensure that the drainage is good as the saxifrage does not like Plants<\/strong><\/p> Anemanthele lessoniana<\/em> \u2018Sirocco\u2019<\/strong> A useful semi-evergreen perennial grass. 90cm x 75cm. RHS H4, USDA 8b-10b.<\/p> Hedera helix <\/em>\u2018Little Silver\u2019 <\/strong>An evergreen trailing plant with cream-edged leaves. Saxifraga Dancing Pixies Tini <\/em>(= \u2018Sh 1914\u2019)<\/strong> A dwarf, mound-forming perennial with masses of star-shaped, pink-edged white flowers with yellow centres. 25cm x 60cm. RHS H4.<\/p> Euonymus fortunei<\/em> \u2018Emerald Gaiety\u2019<\/strong> A small, bushy, evergreen shrub that will happily climb. Emerald-green leaves with creamy-white margins, which can become tinged pink in the winter. 1m x 1.5m. AGM. RHS H5, USDA 5a-9b.<\/p> Helleborus <\/em>x ballardiae HGC Maestro<\/em> (= \u2018Coseh 890\u2019)<\/strong> Creamy-pink saucers of flowers become darker as they age. The leathery foliage is dark green with pewter-grey tones. 45cm x 60cm. RHS H7, USDA 4a-9b.<\/p> Plants<\/strong>: How Green Nursery Tel<\/strong> 01732 700382, howgreennursery.co.uk <\/a>Wholesale only.<\/p>
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