Five plant combinations for April
Discover five plant pairings that look good in mid spring.
In April, the garden bursts into life, as spring blossom appears and borders and pots are awash with the bright colours of spring bulbs. The first tulips appear this month, the fresh foliage and flowers of euphorbias providing the perfect foil for their bright colours.
If you didn't get around to planting bulbs in the autumn, you can easily find potted bulbs, and the plants that look good with them at this time of year, at the garden centre.
Here are five combinations to inspire you.
Apple blossom and wallflower
Stepover apples are a great way of incorporating a fruit tree into even the smallest of gardens and they look especially beautiful when covered in spring blossom. They look wonderful underplanted with wallflowers or tulips.
Tulip and euphorbia
The acid yellows and greens of euphorbias are the perfect foil for all manner of spring flowers - here, Euphorbia x martinii contrasts beautifully with maroon and white tulips, as well as a cotinus to the left, which is just coming into leaf.
Daffodil, wallflower and viola
This vibrant combination combines 'Tete a Tete' daffodils and wallflowers. If you didn't get around to planting this combo in autumn, you could find both of these plants on sale at the garden centre in spring.
Muscari and feather grass
Grape hyacinths are easy to grow although they do have a tendency to spread - if this is likely to be an issue, plant them in pots. They look good combined with other spring bulbs, or with a compact, fine grass, such as Stipa tenuissima.
Trillium and fern
Trilliums are an unusual addition to a border that is in light shade, where they combine well with other woodland plants. The ferns look especially beautiful when they unfurl in spring.
