Building a Container Garden

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building a container garden

Building a container combination is like making a bouquet. You need a focus flower, filler flowers and filler foliage, but we all know that rules are made to be broken!

SUN FOCUS FLOWERS

  • Geranium
  • Penta
  • Lantana
  • Petunia


SHADE FOCUS FLOWERS

  • Impatiens (New Guinea, double)
  • Begonia
  • Dragonwing begonia
  • Lotto begonia


SUN FILLER FLOWERS

  • Nasturtium
  • Heliotrope
  • Lobelia/alyssum
  • Calibrachoa
  • Petunia
  • Cigar plant
  • Verbena
  • Scaevola
  • Vinca/Impatiens
  • Sanvitalia


SHADE FILLER FLOWERS

  • Torenia (vining and upright)
  • Bacopa
  • Geraniums (ivy and upright)


SUN FILLER FOLIAGE

  • Helichrysum
  • Vinca vine, spike, asparagus fern
  • Grasses (Ponytail grass, Fiber optic, etc)
  • Scented geraniums
  • Herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary, etc)


SHADE FILLER FOLIAGE

  • Vinca vine, spike, asparagus fern
  • Carex
  • Rex begonia
  • Caladiums
  • Ferns
  • Ivy


Some of our favorite combinations:

  • Verbena + Petunia + Helichrysum
  • Lantana + Penta + Nasturtium
  • Japanese maple + Hakonechloa + variegated Aquilegia


Sometimes the best pots contain just one plant!