Dazzling bedding displays

Plant up your summer containers with a dazzling display of bedding chosen from the huge range on sale in the garden centre now. Go for a taller central plant, like Fuchsia 'Lady Balfour', surround it with complementary medium-sized plants such as geraniums or begonias, and finish with some lovely trailing lobelia or helichrysum. If you're not sure of your colour scheme yet, group plants next to each other while you're still at the garden centre so you're sure of your colour combinations before you buy.