Thrill Spill Chill

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.

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? 

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.