Flowers For Outside Containers

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Flowers for outside containers. Available from stokes seeds. As a bonus verbenas are great for attracting butterflies these profuse bloomers are extremely forgiving and come in a wide range of colors. Atwag getty images. Many plants thrive in containers.

Mar 12 2020 explore susan peterson s board outdoor flower container ideas followed by 1229 people on pinterest. Hardy chrysanthemum flowers aka garden hardy do well in cooler weather and can be overwintered outside in the container garden. Growing flowers vegetables and other plants in outdoor containers can be a practical solution for those who don t have the space or time to devote to a full garden. Container gardening is a super easy way to dress up your front porch add a splash of color to shady areas or cope with poor soil in your yard.

Very berry offers glossy dark leaves the perfect backdrop for small white bell shaped flowers in summer and bright red aromatic berries in early fall. The foliage later turns purplish adding another bit of visual interest so it s great for container gardening and is one of the best plants for pots outdoors. The most important thing is good drainage says barbara wise author of container gardening for all seasons. The cottage garden feel of daisy like cosmos flowers adds a sense of informality and movement to pots and containers.

Along with providing a more manageable cultivation site the right planters can also make an attractive addition to decks porches and patios lacking natural color. They work well with plants with silver foliage but they re also effective on their own. Wax begonias those bushy 6 to 12 inch tall plants with green or bronzy leaves and abundant red pink or white flowers have long been favorites for adding color to pots and window boxes in shady sites for something a little different look for the dragon wing types with glossy green leaves and dangling clusters of large red or pink flowers.