Containers

Spurge (Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost') and beggarticks (Bidens) in a tin trough

Spurge (Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost') and beggarticks (Bidens) in a tin trough

Fuchsia (Fuchsia) and Calibrachoa

Fuchsia (Fuchsia) and Calibrachoa

Fuchsia (Fuchsia) and Calibrachoa

Fuchsia (Fuchsia) and Calibrachoa

Fuchsia (Fuchsia) and Calibrachoa

Fuchsias (Fuchsia) and hydrangeas (Hydrangea) in tubs on a staircase

Fuchsias (Fuchsia), buzy Lizzies (Impatiens walleriana), begonias (Begonia tuberosa) and pelargoniums (Pelargonium)

Fuchsias (Fuchsia), daisies (Leucanthemum), violets (Viola) and pelargoniums (Pelargonium) on a table in front of a garden house

Fuchsia (Fuchsia), Nemesia, petunia (Petunia), lobelia (Lobelia) and lavender (Lavandula) in a backyard garden

Persian ivy (Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata') and pelargoniums (Pelargonium) in front of a brick wall

Ivies (Hedera), plantain lilies (Hosta) and pinks (Dianthus) in flower tubs

Heliotrope (Heliotropium), fuchsia (Fuchsia), Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia elata) and Brazilian jasmine (Mandevilla syn. Dipladenia) on an old flower stand

Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) and European larch (Larix decidua) in a vase

Alumroot (Heuchera) and common ivy (Hedera helix) in a painted flower tub, Erfurt, Germany

Plantain lilies (Hosta) and pinks (Dianthus) in flower tubs

Plantain lily (Hosta) and Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra) and terracotta vase

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus) and cyclamen-flowered daffodil (Narcissus cyclamineus 'Tête à Tête')

Hydrangeas (Hydrangea), begonias (Begonia), pelargoniums (Pelargonium) and nasturtiums (Tropaeolum)

Chinese star anise (Illicium verum) and common juniper (Juniperus communis)

Chinese star anise (Illicium verum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and common juniper (Juniperus communis)

Chinese star anise (Illicium verum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and common juniper (Juniperus communis)

Chinese star anise (Illicium verum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and common juniper (Juniperus communis)

Buzy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana), lobelias (Lobelia), petunias (Petunia) and chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum)

West Indian lantana (Lantana camara), beggarticks (Bidens) and Calibrachoa

Terrace with West Indian lantana (Lantana camara) and oleander (Nerium oleander)

Giant daisy (Leucanthemum maximum) and houseleek (Sempervivum) in flower pots on a rusty etagere

Giant daisy (Leucanthemum maximum) and houseleek (Sempervivum) in flower pots on a rusty etagere

Lilies (Lilium), pincushions (Leucospermum) and roses (Rosa)

Lobelias (Lobelia), bellflowers (Campanula), Argyranthemum and beggarticks (Bidens)

Lobelias (Lobelia), fuchsias (Fuchsia), Nemesia and petunias (Petunia) in a backyard garden

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) and Schmidt's mugwort (Artemisia schmidtiana)

Blue potato bush (Lycianthes rantonnetii syn. Solanum rantonnetii), heliotropes (Heliotropium) and begonias (Begonia)

Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) and red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

Crab apples (Malus) and squashes (Cucurbita)

German chanomile (Matricaria recutita syn. Matricaria chamomilla), common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Armenian grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum 'White Magic'), common daisy (Bellis perennis) and purple rock cress (Aubrieta deltoidea)

Forget-me-nots (Myosotis) and columbines (Aquilegia) in a vernal perennial garden

Forget-me-nots (Myosotis) and common daisy (Bellis perennis)