Balmy weather brings everyone out from indoors. It’s as if the cooler months have left us hungry for sunshine, fragrance, dappled shade and summer birdsong. We gather outside more often: for a bright breakfast al fresco with coffee and the news, a sunny barbeque lunch with the family, or a dinner at dusk surrounded by friends as the sun sets late. With all this extra activity going on, it’s nice to have these spaces looking good. And the fastest way to do that is to bring in the large containers and plant them to overflowing with truly lovely plants. What follows is some inspiration based around just two heroic plants – canna Tropicanna and the Sweet Spot rose.
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