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Let's see your containers!

6 years ago

I'm starting to dabble in making flower containers. Mine are already thriving so much. Just thinking how much difference 30 days of sun makes. 🥰

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  • 6 years ago

    Nice containers, Dezi. I love that one bi-colored marigold! The purple fountain grass and beautiful coleus too!

    Millet, Lantana, petunia, coleus, some miscellaneous sedum that's hard to see.

    Coleus, Gomphrena (which is a beast), calibrachoa, sweet potato vine.

    Green ball dianthus (which I love because it's so odd) and yet-to-bloom Pineapple Lily, and some tiny diasy like flowers that I do not remember the name.



  • 6 years ago

    Elephant ear, caladium, Boston fern and impatiens. My window boxes in the background not really wow-ing this year.


    Bidens, veronica, calendula and gazania

  • 6 years ago

    Popmama. I love them all!!! I potted up some Gomphrena for a friend of mine. it was pretty sad looking from o'tooles, yours is amazing. I will post pics tomorrow. I love the color of the sweet potato vine? I also planted a ton of Calendula. I'm really loving the double orange and yellow ones.

  • 6 years ago

    Look at the bees buzzing! They love the Salvia and Alyssm

  • 6 years ago

    That's a really nice combination, Dezi. I love papyrus. I have a Prince Tut and another one that is more wispy this year. Looks great with the gomphrena, salvia and alyssum! That gomphrena was a beast last year. It seems more reserved this year.

    The odd-colored sweet potato vine was a monrovia one I got for $1 on the markdown at Lowe's. I really like it. It's also pretty well behaved. I have another one that is very bossy!

  • 6 years ago


    Here is a picture I took yesterday. I’ll take some closeup of each individual ones later.

  • 6 years ago

    Here are some closeups.


    Canna Lily leaves have been chewed by the Japanese Beetles. We’ve been catching them daily. The alyssum is called snow princess. I tried it last year and had a great success so I wanted to buy it again this year.


    Two pots with same plants. They are wave petunias and vinca.


    Here’s another container with same plants as another one. This one gets only morning sun while the other one gets morning AND afternoon sun. Last year, the cannas that got more sun grew way taller than this one by August. We will see if it happens again.

    Another canna that got chewed up by Japanese Beetles. I am glad we are seeing the first bloom.



    Rockin Salvia, Rediculous Coleus, Wave Petnias and Dichondra Silver Falls. This was under the covered patio so the Salvia Wasn’t getting enough sun. It’s doing better now in the new spot.

  • 6 years ago

    @Gardenchloe my alyssm is still sad looking. the non PW I got at O'tooles is doing awesome and it's in the planter I made for my friend. Your planters are amazing! I am really loving the pink cannas.

  • 6 years ago

    This was planted in late June. It’s a new container for me. I had a hard time choosing the right plants and etc. The Penisetum is not getting enough sun at the spot but I’ll let it be this time. I’ll be happy to hear other people’s suggestions of plants.


    Coleus Red Head and Gay’s Delight with some smaller flowers.

    Coleus Henna, Torch Light, a Hosta which will be moved to its permanent spot later this season.

  • 6 years ago

    @DeZi Lo Thank you. the containers on my patio have become a huge thing for me every single year. I had a hard time getting the right plants I wanted this spring due to COVID. It stressed me out for a bit. =)