Landscape Corner

Potted flowers – Just the touch for summer.  Potted flowers add color and enhance your landscape.  They are mobile and can be placed anywhere as an accent.  Container gardens are ideal if you have a lot of concrete or very little landscaping.  Place around a pool, water feature, entry way or even in the landscape bed. 

Tips:  First choose a pot that compliments your decor.  A rustic pot with a longhorn is ideal for a Texas Ranch house.  Next choose a center piece which should be the tallest item in the container.  You can use an ornamental grass, a small shrub such as a Boxwood, or a perennial.  Next choose your colors.  A monochromatic color scheme works well with a tall centerpiece of a different color.  For instance, a bright green Boxwood surrounded with red begonias.  Or choose two colors such as purple and pink, orange and white, use your favorite colors.  The examples in the pictures below are multicolored with many textures and heights.  First plant your centerpiece.  Next place higher flowers near the center.  On the edges place trailing flowers such as purple and white scaevola, bougainvillea or potato vine or ivy.  As they grow they will flow over the top and down the pot.  Remember pots need to be watered daily and don’t forget to fertilize for faster growth.  Every year I change the look of my pots using different flowers and centerpieces.  It’s a great family activity – have the kids do their own pots. 

Potted Flowers