I spent the day on one of my final jobs for winter planting this season. It was cold but actually felt good to be outside… as it will be a long winter. I am such a fan of the birch branches as they add a nice contrast to the dark greens. There are so many fun accents to add including eucalyptus, winter berries, pine cones, red huck, rose hips, and various pods. Have fun and be creative as these pots last through the spring!
Grasses, ferns, millet, asters, mums, and perennials fill a beautiful fall urn.
It time to switch out your summer plants. I enjoy mixing it up.
Grasses are always great for height and wonderful perennials can add interest and color. Purple peppers and cabbages are another great way to add contrast in color and texture. A splash of orange bittersweet adds a dash of interest like little jewels.
Have fun with fall!
If I had my choice, shade versus sun, I’d always choose shade. I love to plant shade pots using difference textures and colors of greens with soft colors… ferns, fuchsia, begonias, and coleus. Just perfect!
Oranges and pinks a perfect pick for the hot summer sun.
Fuchsia trees are really the perfect stunning center for summer shade containers. Complimented by a variety of ferns, coleus, and begonias you have a wonderful summer shade pot.
Today’s planting, a light pink foxglove surrounded by ranunculus, ivy, ghost ferns, lupines, hellebores, hyacinths, spurge, and nemesia.
Hellebores, a great pick for spring pots!
Ranunculus
I am so ready for spring! We had a wonderful day at our favorite nursery and then planting a few spring containers. We used perennials because they are gorgeous, full of soft colors and texture, and will be able to handle this unpredictable weather. To give height we used forsythia. These large containers become their own individual gardens.
Weather had been great so I was still planting winter containers and having fun with all the amazing materials.
Here is another winter container using birch branches pepper berries and a variety of greens.
