Bring Pantone’s Colour of the Year cloud dancer to Life with Verve

Pantone Colour of the Year 11-4201 Cloud Dancer

As 2026 approaches, Pantone’s Colour of the Year, Cloud Dancer, sets the tone for a fresh start. This soft, neutral shade symbolises a blank canvas perfect for embracing new beginnings and creating calm, balanced spaces. Discover Verve products that reflect this, bringing harmony to your home and garden. Whether you’re planning a office makeover or refreshing your outdoor space, Cloud Dancer inspires simplicity and peace. Start the year stress-free by planning your garden now. From elegant pots and planters. Verve helps you design environments that feel light, airy, and ready for what’s next.

Verve Moon Beam Ceramic plant pot

Add a touch of classic style to your outdoor space with Verve. This Moon Beam plant pot is a contemporary design from the Heritage range, offering a timeless look. The pot features drainage holes to allow excess water to drain away and prevent overwatering, ensuring your plants thrive. With a diameter of 32cm and a height of 30cm, this pot provides ample space for your favourite plants to flourish. This colour complements any garden setting and beautifully aligns with the Pantone Colour of the Year 2026 - Cloud Dancer promoting calm, simplicity, and a sense of renewal, making it perfect for creating a outdoor environment as you step into the new year.

Verve Peace Lily

Start the new year by creating a stress free environment with a Verve Peace Lily. Thriving in temperatures between 12–24°C and requiring feeding only twice a month, this elegant plant is as low-maintenance as it is beautiful. The Peace Lily offers more than aesthetic appeal. Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2026, Cloud Dancer, is described as “a whisper of tranquility and peace in a noisy world.” What better way to embrace this theme than with a Peace Lily which is nature’s own symbol of calmness.

Verve Snow Cloth Alyssum Seeds

Bring the elegance of Pantone’s Cloud Dancer into your garden with Verve Snow Cloth Alyssum Seeds. Sow thinly outdoors 0.5cm deep in March for the best results. These delicate, white blooms create a soft, airy ground cover that perfectly complements the fresh, neutral tones of the year. Ideal for sunny borders, containers, or hanging baskets, Alyssum offers long-lasting colour from June to October and a gentle fragrance to enjoy near doors or seating areas. Easy to grow and wildlife-friendly, this annual plant adds timeless beauty and a sense of calm to any outdoor space.

Verve White Sweet Pea Seeds

Verve White Sweet Pea Seeds produce fast-growing plants with beautifully scented flowers, perfect for cutting and enjoying indoors. Best suited for containers or mid borders in sunny areas, these annuals thrive in moist, well-drained soil and flower from June to September. Sow two seeds per 9cm pot between January and March, 1.5cm deep, using Verve Peat-free Cutting & sowing Compost, and water well. Seedlings appear in 12–21 days and should be acclimatised before planting out 30cm apart with support from Verve bamboo canes. Regular picking encourages more blooms and prevents plants from setting seed.

Verve Elegans White Gypsophila Seeds

Verve Elegans White Gypsophila Seeds are ideal for adding interest and colour to hanging baskets, containers, or the middle of sunny borders. These annuals flower from June to August and grow best in moist, well-drained soil. Sow thinly outdoors in April or May in a sunny spot, cover lightly with fine soil, and keep moist. Seedlings usually appear after 21 days and should be thinned to 30cm apart. Gypsophila makes a great cut flower and will self-seed for the following year, with no need to deadhead as foliage dies back at the first frost.

About B&Q

B&Q, part of Kingfisher plc, is the UK’s leading home improvement and garden retailer, with over 300 stores and a wide online presence offering more than 40,000 products. Committed to helping customers create better homes and gardens, B&Q combines in-store expertise with digital innovation and sustainable solutions.