British Garden Centres has announced a list of red, white and blue plants in store that they are recommending for planting in celebration of the King’s coronation on May 6th.
The plant buyers at British Garden Centres have developed the list to promote to the UK’s gardeners, novice and experienced to participate in some colourful and patriotic plant displays in all outdoor spaces this year. There has never been such a great time for gardeners to get involved in a national planting campaign. The coronation of King Charles is going to be a fantastic time for people to celebrate and show their support for the new monarch, a change that hasn’t happened in many people’s lifetimes.
Visit your local British Garden Centres plant area for our stunning red, white, and blue bedding ranges with specially selected packs of red, white, and blue petunias available for a stunning patriotic display to celebrate our new monarch. Other union jack-coloured plants will include trailing lobelias in red, white and blue as well as geraniums in red and white to make planters or hanging baskets right for a royal occasion.
Regal colourways will be available for gardens in the beautiful forms of bacopa, verbena, surfinia, ageratum and salvia and plant a flower bed with a patriotic splash of colour. We also recommend favourites like fuchsias, impatiens and pansies for trailing hanging baskets that the King and Queen Consort would love.
Gold has long been associated with royalty and is synonymous with the crown, throne and the state coach so why not incorporate it into your bank holiday coronation display? Helichrysum is a showy plant with golden foliage and blooms which will spill gracefully over your container and hanging basket whilst lysimachia is an excellent golden ground cover in flower borders.
Garden parties, street events, and other festivities will be held across the country to commemorate this historic coronation, which will be celebrated with a second UK bank holiday weekend from May 5 to May 7.
When hosting your coronation gathering it’s important to create inviting seating areas where guests can socialise and relax.
Come view your local outdoor living department has a luxurious collection of garden furniture, available in wood, metal or rattan. Whether it be dining sets for the patio, garden sofas for the lawn or benches for relaxing on, we can provide the comfort and dining needed for the ultimate coronation party/ Why not pair throws and cushions in patriotic colours to evoke British sensibility and raise a glass to the new monarch?
No Coronation Party is complete without the great British BBQ and your local garden centre has an impressive range to tempt any budding chef. Whether it be charcoal barbecues or large gas barbecues, We have a great choice of brands in-store including a wide range of accessories and fuels available to make the Hatton street parties the best in the country.
Julian Palphramand, Plant Buyer at British Garden Centres said: “We want to encourage everyone to celebrate this unique event whether they have a doorstep and a window ledge, a balcony or a patio or garden by making it easy to buy, plant and grow a range of red, white and blue plants that can be relied upon to flower well whatever the weather. The coronation is the perfect chance to give your outdoor space or garden a right royal boost.”