I've often noticed that Monty Don has some beautifully shaped terracotta pots on Gardeners' World, and wonder whether he buys them from Whichford Pottery. Last night on GW, Monty was planting bulbs in his beautiful pots and there was much discussion about black plastic pots for plants and some interesting shots of automated planting and huge greenhouses. Plastic pots can be used many times, they are robust, but I always end up with more each year, and growers don't want them returned because of the diseases they may carry.
It would be good if gardeners could somehow recycle them among each other, worth thinking about.
I am really pleased with my growing collection of terracotta pots, here are pots from the last 2 visits to Whichford planted with what I felt would look good in them.
The one above is a mixture of sedums and succulents, and the glazed pot below is an indoor pot, I love the colour and think it goes perfectly with the Agave and a few small plants
Here are all the pots together
and here's a close up of the smaller of the 2 shallow pots
and last but not least, a slightly fluted pot with Pelargonium sidoides in it. Apart from being a beautifully delicate plant, it is also used to treat acute bronchitis.
It would be good if gardeners could somehow recycle them among each other, worth thinking about.
I am really pleased with my growing collection of terracotta pots, here are pots from the last 2 visits to Whichford planted with what I felt would look good in them.
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