Container Gardening: Pretty Perennials

Container gardening is probably one of the most enjoyable 

ways to nurture your green thumb....

even if you think you don't have one

Typically most people think of using annuals in containers 

and as they outgrow the pot 

they usually end up dying or getting tossed in the trash 

Container planting with perennials allows you the opportunity to 

transplant or divide at the end of the growing season

 Even if you are a new gardener planting in containers can be a way to learn

 about how to use 

color, form, mass, texture and space.

These are all of the same elements that you use 

when doing a landscape on a much larger scale

More importantly,

 I think container gardening is really fun!

You pretty much get instant gratification 

for about an hours worth of gentle work

Here are a few combo's that I used 

in 3 medium to large sized pots

 A

Cistus (rockrose) a small dwarf cultivar with a light pink flower 

Lavendua (any variety)

Centaurea (Bachelors button) purple

Osteospermum, purple 

Scaevola

Dusty miller

B

Huchera Miracle (bright lime with peach)

Salvia coccinea "Brenthurst" peachy pink

Crainsbill  "tiny monster" purple

Crysanthemum, mini white

Dusty miller

C

Lantana sellowiana purple 

Cuphea "Carribean Sunset" orange

Argyranthemum violet

English Daisy, bright pink cultivar

Dusty miller

I added dusty miller 

to every pot just for a hint of grey

This little grouping of 3 pots has a mirror image of three more pots 

on the other side of the landing 

the lacy pinks, purples and peachy 

tones are really pretty together

and I couldn't resist tossing in a bit of orange...

one of my favorite colors in the garden

have a wonderful weekend

TGIF

kelley