Bright and BEAUTIFUL

Colour-drench your plot all summer using a shrewd selection of splashy bedding plants

- CHRIS MORLEY

Sweet temptation

Trays of bright, brazen bedding plants now line the shelves of garden centres, like pick-and-mix sweeties. It’s hard to resist their allure — so why not give in to it? Now that frosts have passed, tender ‘bedders’ are an instant route to zingy beds and borders. Have fun mixing a cornucopia of shapes, sizes, textures and hues, then get them in the ground quickly and enjoy three to four months of colour.

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