Pansies and violas are already in flower and provide instant colour, especially in warm, sunny beds.
There was still confusion last weekend whether garden centres would open or not, but those that opened their doors were full of gardeners getting their “green fix”. It was a good sight, evidence that people still want to garden. Maybe, walking around the garden 10 times a day brought home the realisation that nature, flowers and greenery have a hugely beneficial effect on our mental well-being. In one sense, the lockdown has brought us back into contact with our gardens.
In one sense, the lockdown has brought us back into contact with our gardens. There has been time to enjoy its serenity, the birds that visit, the bees and butterflies foraging among the flowers. Just having a garden and being able to walk out into it, is an enormous privilege. Even though we have lost out on five weeks of planting winter and spring annuals, there is enough time to catch up and still have a colourful winter garden.
Petunia hybrids in all their variety love the cool, dry spring weather of summer rainfall areas. They are drought-tolerant, water-wise and need little attention. Iceland poppies are wonderful companions for pansies, violas, and calendulas as well as fillers in between pruned roses in winter.
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