Contain your thrills and spills

Heuchera, as often pointed out will be found excellent as potted subjects in containers stood outside all winter.

Don’t abandon your tubs, troughs or hanging baskets now that winter approaches but plant them up with appropriate subjects that will provide interest and colour during some of the dullest months of the year.

The secret of good winter growth is to fill your containers with fresh compost that contains slow release plant food and to buy good strong plants that will provide leaf texture and flowers in the most difficult of times.