Marguerites

With bright and cheerful daisy-flowers, marguerites are tender perennials that flower prolifically from late spring to early winter. With just a small cluster of two or three plants a gap in a border will be lifted with colour and they look fantastic in pots. Plant into a well-drained, well-conditioned soil in a warm, sunny position. If planting in pots the plants may require a weekly liquid feed after 6 weeks or so. To keep flowers blooming, deadhead old flower-heads and some of the stem tops. Move the plants into a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory in the autumn, cut back the stems and reduce watering. The colder it is, the less water they will need. Easy to grow and easy on the pocket. Coloured Marguerites are now in store at St Bridget Nurseries' Garden Centres. Plants are just £3.99 each.