The Summer's Prettiest Container Plantings
by
Three Dogs in a Garden
(IC: blogger)
This Hometalk post looks at some of the prettiest summer containers and offers planting notes that will allow you to recreate the look!
One trend I keep seeing over and over again this summer is large container plantings like the one you see here.
Morning Sun/Part Sun:
4. A closer look at Floss Flower, Ageratum 'High Tide Blue' & Nemesia nesia 'Sunshine' (seen in the previous container planting).
Another trend I have noted gardeners embracing this summer is mixing traditional annuals with houseplants. I have two examples.
Part Shade to Shade container planting:
I really liked this urn with its minimal palette of greens, white and deep chocolaty-mauve.
Part Shade/Full shade urn:
There are so many fabulous varieties of Coleus to choose from these days. Who needs flowers when foliage provides this much color?
Part shade wooden box container planting:
If you are interested in further inspiration, there are more container gardens in my blog post.
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Published July 24th, 2016 3:05 PM
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