Container Planting at Powys Castle
The gardens at Powys are wonderfully located on the italianate terraces of a red sandstone and terra-cotta brickwork of the castle. Facing south they have a perfect micro-climate for the eclectic mix of plants from many climate zones around the world.
The style of planting is unique to this garden and was established and refined largely from the creative efforts of Jimmy Hancock the recently retired head gardener.
The borders that line each of the four terraces are planted with an endless variety of plants and are combined in a profuse display of shapes, colours and texture.
Throughout the garden, plinths, niches and staircases are punctuated with urns and flowerpots, many in the terracotta basket-weave pots that have become closely associated with Powys.
Five niches on the Top Terrace each with a tall terracotta urns.
The tall urns were similarly planted with Fucshia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt', Lobelia richardsonii and a hot pink Salvia greggii.
More Fucshia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt' , yellow oxalis and blue Lobelia.
This double form of Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grasshof' is often used in Powys container plantings.
A pale orange double nasturtium also used in Powys containers.
This is the effect given by the inter-planting of the two nasturtiums.
One of two matching pots at the bottom of a staircase with a lush display of Pelargonium 'Mrs. Kingsley'.
This dramatic display of Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' and Cosnos atrosanguineus in a basket-weave pot.
More subtle use of colour with Helichrysum and other purple and green foliage.
This is a detail of the container above.
These matching containers again with subtle use of colour and texture.
A detail of the picture above.
The style of planting is unique to this garden and was established and refined largely from the creative efforts of Jimmy Hancock the recently retired head gardener.
The borders that line each of the four terraces are planted with an endless variety of plants and are combined in a profuse display of shapes, colours and texture.
Throughout the garden, plinths, niches and staircases are punctuated with urns and flowerpots, many in the terracotta basket-weave pots that have become closely associated with Powys.
Five niches on the Top Terrace each with a tall terracotta urns.
The tall urns were similarly planted with Fucshia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt', Lobelia richardsonii and a hot pink Salvia greggii.
More Fucshia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt' , yellow oxalis and blue Lobelia.
This double form of Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grasshof' is often used in Powys container plantings.
A pale orange double nasturtium also used in Powys containers.
This is the effect given by the inter-planting of the two nasturtiums.
One of two matching pots at the bottom of a staircase with a lush display of Pelargonium 'Mrs. Kingsley'.
This dramatic display of Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' and Cosnos atrosanguineus in a basket-weave pot.
More subtle use of colour with Helichrysum and other purple and green foliage.
This is a detail of the container above.
These matching containers again with subtle use of colour and texture.
A detail of the picture above.
Comments
I forgot to mention that they have to be grown from cuttings as the flowers can't be pollinated.
As mentioned earlier these double forms are hard to come by and have to be propagated from cuttings. Good luck with the search.