Annie Thornton Take a look at the planters we have in the Houzz Products section. There are some great oversized pieces there that will definitely compare with this planter.
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2. Bring in some plant life. Even if you don't have the space, time, or energy to have a summer garden, there are still plenty of easy and beautiful ways to incorporate plants into your home. A container garden is a perfect way to benefit from the beautiful flowers and herbs that flourish in the summer. Choose a large pot like this for a landscaped effect using multiple plants, or create a grouping of smaller pots.
This pot uses multiple thrillers, spillers and fillers to create a well-balanced whole. To get this look, try:Thrillers: Evergreen Miscanthus (Miscanthus transmorrisonensis) and Coastal Woolybush (Adenanthos sericeus)Spillers: Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas var.) and Bacopa (Sutera cordata)Fillers: Sand Hill Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice') and Wand Flower (Gaura lindheimeri) This combo will need regular tending: pruning and tip pinching to keep larger plants in line, and digging up, dividing and removing a portion of Sweet Potato Vine "potatoes" when they're dormant to keep them from crowding out the other plants.
Thrillers: Evergreen Miscanthus (Miscanthus transmorrisonensis) and Coastal Woolybush (Adenanthos sericeus)
Spillers: Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas var.) and Bacopa (Sutera cordata)
Fillers: Sand Hill Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice') and Wand Flower (Gaura lindheimeri)
This combo will need regular tending: pruning and tip pinching to keep larger plants in line, and digging up, dividing and removing a portion of Sweet Potato Vine "potatoes" when they're dormant to keep them from crowding out the other plants.
Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas var.) and Bacopa (Sutera cordata). Fillers: Sand Hill Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice') and Wand Flower (Gaura lindheimeri). Divide and remove a portion of the Sweet Potato Vine "potatoes" when they're dormant to keep them from crowing out the other plants.
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