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Any slug proof Winter Bedding plants?

I use geraniums in my tubs all summer and the slugs seem to leave them alone, i am tempted by a bit of winter colour with something like violas but i worry about slugs and snails, anyone experienced this?
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  • elsien
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    edited 9 October 2023 pm31 5:45PM
    I have pansies and violas in pots. They do  get slightly munched but not enough to not make it worthwhile putting them in Primula/primrose are slug resistant and give a good bit of colour, and I also put wall flowers for the early spring colour and scent, and gaultheria  for Christmas red berries. Cyclamen are slug proof. 
    And don’t forget your bulbs, – snowdrops, crocus, et cetera

    I just like a mixture of stuff in my pots to keep it interesting. 
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  • twopenny
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    I use sheeps wool for tender plants.
    Pick up from around the fields and wind it round the plants. You can get the pellets, cost a bit but they do work all winter.
    I do a pot of bulbs for Spring when it's still too cold for geraniums. Iris Reticulata, Crocus and such.

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    Heathers, pink and white, cyclamen and a bit of evergreen.
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