When
it comes time to actually plant your garden pots I have three words of advice
for you---and for those of you who put your money on “Buy More Plants,” I
appreciate your thinking but for now I’m going to assume we have a sufficient
amount of plants to get started with—and those three words are: Thrill. Spill.
Chill.
Every
pretty pot deserves all three of these elements working together.
Thrill: Chose a plant that will grow taller than its companions—rocket snapdragons are good, as are varieties of upright grasses or anything that is going to add the WOW factor to your container.
Thrill: Chose a plant that will grow taller than its companions—rocket snapdragons are good, as are varieties of upright grasses or anything that is going to add the WOW factor to your container.
Spill: your pot will look all the prettier
with some flowers trailing over the edge, vines are a good choice---I like the
bright lime pop of a sweet potato vine—as are any trailing variety of the plant. Million bells planted at the edge
of a container will not only mound up but spill over as well.
Chill: now you can fill the rest of your
pot with little beauties that will just hang out and look pretty—just chillin’,
so to speak. Or you could think of it as “Fill” but “Chill” seems a much hipper
way to describe it, don’t-cha think?
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| Thrill Chill Spill in action |
Marigolds, Petunias, Sweet Williams are
all surefire, low fuss plants. I also like lobelia, nemesia, and alyssum. One
of my all-time favorites is Lantana “Sunrise Rose”. Lantana is a pom-pom of
smaller blooms, and it blooms in multiple colors at once— Sunrise Rose rainbows
from yellow to orange to pink and is a non-stop bloomer. It’s an excellent
choice if you want a variety of color but only have a little space. Be
forewarned though---you’ll most likely fall in love with it and have to plant
more.
Every.
Single.
Year.
