Five stunning plants gardeners should sow in pots for gorgeous winter blooms
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Winter brings with it the chance to display lots of beautiful and vibrant flowering plants perfectly made for keeping in pots. The advantage of this, as opposed to plants in your garden's flowerbed, is that you can move them around however you feel like it. For example, a great place is just outside the front door to make your home more inviting for guests on an otherwise cold and miserable day.
A key point to remember though is to ensure that any pot you use is suitable for winter. As lovely as they look during the warmer months, clay and terracotta pots are prone to the frost and can end up cracking. You can avoid wasting needless money to replace them by using frost-proof pots and containers. Gardeners' World advises using ones such as plastic, fibreglass, wooden or treated terracotta.
Also, be wary of any that are labelled 'frost resistant' are still liable to crack in cold weather. Always go for 'frost proof' pots instead. Another tip includes raising pots on on blocks or pot 'feet' as this will let any water drain away quickly and reduce the possibility of frost damage.
With this in mind, below are five gorgeous plants recommended by Gardeners' World that are well worth putting in pots this winter. Snowdrops. Snowdrops are perfect for growing in winter pot displays and you can team with black lilyturf and hellebores for a modern look. They are also the first bulbs of the year to flower, signifying the end of winter. Bees such as honeybees may also come and visit the flowers.
