Seven Oak Planters In The Form Of A Cross

Summer Display

The nine planters in the Besse Courtyard/Provost's Yard were the last to be planted up with their summer display, see blog entry for the 27th June 'Planted In Triplicate' but for their winter display they are the first.

Removing The Display

The plants are removed and split in to three groups, those to be kept for future use, plants to be kept as stock plants just in case the the cuttings that were taken from them fail and, finally, plants not needed and destined for the compost heap. The plants to be kept were taken to the greenhouse and potted up in to new pots of fresh compost where they will remain over the winter.

Empty Containers

The New Display

For the summer display the nine planters were placed in to groups of three around the edge of the courtyard but for the winter display seven of them have been moved in to the centre to form a cross.
The plants used to create the winter display are:
Small container x 2, Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' (1/4 Standard), Phormium tenax 'Verneer' (New Zealand Flax) and Wallflower 'Sunset Orange'.
Medium container x 3, Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' (1/2 Standard, Silver Margined Holly), Ilex x altaclerensis 'Camelliifolia' (Highclere Holly) and Wallflower 'Sunset Orange'.
Large container x 1, Laurus nobilis (Bay), Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Webb' and Wallflower 'Sunset Orange'.
In the next month the planters will have a mix tulips planted in them, Tulipa 'Antraciet', Tulipa 'Blue Diamond' and Tulipa 'Orange Princess'.

A Cross Of Seven Oak Planters