How to grow Bedding Plants

For instant seasonal colour, flowering bedding plants are the answer!
They are useful for filling in gaps between plants and shrubs that aren't
fully grown, for using in containers or for planting up a whole bed for
immediate effect. They can also be planted in hanging baskets, window
boxes and troughs. Although they are short lived (lasting one season
only) they grow fast and provide excellent value for money.
Bedding plants are ideal for sunny or lightly shaded but relatively
sheltered areas. The municipal style of growing them in straight lines
is best avoided in a garden -- so plant them in large drifts or clumps
to create impressive splashes of colour.
Many bedding plants can be grown easily from seed or are available
cheaply as young plants from garden centres and nurseries. Bedding
plants are available for spring, summer or early autumn colour, which
will transform an otherwise dull border in a very short period of time.

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