Colour me beautiful

Summer pots should be a riot of colour, ideally with flowers that bloom into autumn. Hannah Stephenson looks at trials of new patio plants to find out which will be worth growing this year

AS SUMMER beckons, many gardeners will now be deciding which patio plants to feature in their scheme, but it’s a difficult job as there’s so much choice and plants can vary greatly in quality.

The perfect summer container plant should be long-flowering and disease-resistant. But many don’t do that job.