Best plants for good colour till year end?

Question

Hi, I have 5 large garden tubs that i had tulips in which have obviously died some time ago, what are the best bedding plants to use to get a sustained colour till the end of the year

Answer 1

Impatiens, Geraniums, Calibrachoa, Petunias.

Answer 2

Fuchsias, geraniums and busy lizzies will give good bright flowers over an extended period, but as you have 5 pots why not vary them a bit?  You could mix grit or gravel into the compost of one to improve drainage, and plant it up with colourful herbs that you could use in the kitchen too - purple sage, country cream oregano, golden thyme, basil and chives. (don't include mint, it's too invasive and needs a pot to itself).  Top dress with more gravel.   In the Autumn, replace summer bedding with miniature conifers or ornamental cabbages, surrounded by colourful winter pansies or variegated ivy, or again - with 5 pots, mix and match!

Answer 3

As above, fuschias, roses, herbs such as purple sage, marjoram.  Potentilla (there are many varieties).