Gardens Illustrated's container planting series is a definitive way of creating impressive, beautiful flower displays using pots. We ask garden designers and gardeners to give us all the tips on how to create the best-looking pots. Here's a selection of some of the best.
Container flower pot displays: the best for your garden
Here's a selection of our best container display designs, created lovingly by our gardening experts. Why not make your own?
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Wild-style spring plant display for the container garden
1/13/2020
Make the most of early spring plants to create a container display with the appeal of the wild woodland edge. Perfect for the container gardener or a sunny terrace
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Plant container display using pastel shades and eucalyptus
4/3/2020
Ben Preston, head gardener at York Gate in Leeds, lays out a flower container display using pastel shades
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Create a plant display with fritillaries for early summer
3/30/2020
Ben Preston, head gardener at York Gate in Leeds, creates a container combination to add a freshness to early spring. Words Ben Preston, photographs Eva Nemeth
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Gypsophila: a gorgeous display with gypsophilia
2/19/2020
Head gardener Matthew Reese creates an easy display for a pot that will take your breath away using the pink form of the dainty flowered Gypsophila. Photos Andrew Montgomery
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Wildlife-friendly container display
2/20/2020
If you want your garden to benefit pollinating insects like bees and butterflies this container display has been planted with plants that attract wildlife and suit a garden of any size. Designs by gardener Julia Wylie, who specialises in naturalistic planting schemes. Photographs by Andrew Montgomery
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A stylish summer container display using Pelargonium 'White Boar'
7/3/2024
Head gardener Thomas Unterdorfer shows how to create a stunning container display with a gently wild style for early summer. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
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Planting ideas for summer containers
2/17/2020
Designer Jinny Blom created a series of easy-to-achieve planting schemes for containers, so that you can freshen up your garden with instant displays of vibrant plants. Here's her idea for a simple yet effective tabletop collection of pots, Photography Andrew Montgomery
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Late summer planting combination for pots
8/22/2023
Designer Kristy Ramage brings pizzazz to a late summer container combination using plants in lilac tones and a splash of orange. Here's how she did it. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
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Planting ideas for late-summer container display
6/30/2022
Planting combination for a stylish late-summer container display using Dahlias and Panicum grass by designer Sarah Price.
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Flower container display for summer with Gaura
3/24/2020
Designer Kristy Ramage plants up a stunning urn with a splash of gorgeous summer flowers. Here's how to recreate the look yourself. Photographs by Andrew Montgomery
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Making an entrance with container displays
8/30/2017
Head gardener Thomas Unterdorfer regularly changes the mix of pots that greet him each morning in the garden. Here he gives his plant advice and growing tips for a container display that makes a statement of an entrance
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Tropical planting display in a Victorian bird cage
3/29/2023
Benjamin William Pope creates a stylish display from an old Victorian bird cage. Photographs by Andrew Montgomery
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Pot planting display with colour until autumn
9/1/2023
Head gardener Benjamin William Pope brings summer to
a close with two sophisticated displays that add a touch of easy
charm and subtle colour until early autumn. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
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Succulent houseplant pot display
1/8/2023
Find out how to create this stylish houseplant display using unusual succulents.
Created by head gardener Benjamin William Pope. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
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