Potted Plants
It makes a perfect fast growing screen for privacy.
Potted plants. Remove the plant from its nursery container. 16 easy container gardening ideas for your potted plants. Growing potted plants lets you skip the dirty work of weeding and clearing a soil bed. Corners are great spaces for potted plants and flowers.
The general formula is thrillers spillers and fillers. It grows only 4 to 8 inches tall but sends out in shoots up to 2 feet long. Shrubs and larger perennials often stay smaller in a pot though this depends on the plant climate and container. This will ease their removal and diminish transplant shock support the top of the root ball the semisolid mass of soil and roots by placing a finger on each side of the.
But grouping plants in containers takes a little finesse. Whether youre looking for plants for your balcony deck or backyard with such a huge variety to choose from youre bound to find the perfect potted plant to suit your space. Peace lily spathiphyllum a very popular indoor plant this glossy leafed beauty thrives in a warm bright spot out of direct sun. Tall potted plants can turn ordinary container gardens into works of art.
Although it can be a fast spreading menace when grown in the ground bamboo is a dramatic specimen plant when grown in a large container where it cant escape. Many plants thrive in containers. You can place large pots or a series of small pots. If youre planting in a container make sure its big.
If a patio lining up potted plants along the edge is a brilliant way to demarcate a patio from the rest of the yard. It is a perfect spiller plant for the outside edges of containers or hanging baskets. They form the pillars of the patio or deck space. They add height variety and a little drama to mixed containers.
Creeping jenny is a mat forming perennial with round lime green leaves that works well in tall containers or hanging baskets. Be mindful of the pots and boxes you use. Weeds are a gardeners enemy. For a plant life in a container is much different than one in the ground.
Instead you can get right to the fun stuff. Not all container plants need to be flowering plants. Containers can provide excellent drainage but the plants depend on you for water and nutrients. May 8 2018 buff strickland.
Its a good practice to water plants in their original containers at least an hour before transplanting. Use flowers along edges. When planting bamboo make the planting hole twice as wide as the root ball. The most important thing is good drainage says barbara wise author of container gardening for all seasons.
Start by providing the light and soil conditions that your specific plants prefer.