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Easy & Attractive Indoor Planter

Just looking for something to add color to your indoor décor this winter, Kalanchoe is one of the most popular potted plants. It is easy to find in garden centers and nurseries, and provides brilliant color together with bright green leaves. It is fairly hardy and requires little water, regular watering however will ensure regular blooming.

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Added by marion stewart on October 21, 2009 at 8:25am — No Comments

Large Bloom Containers

Why did those large garden planters look so good this past season, one reason is the incorporation of Controlled Release Fertilizer or Time Release Fertilizer. It comes in pellets and is an improved version of Slow Release Fertilizer in that it is released based on soil temperature itself, more exact than Slow Release Fertilizer.

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Added by marion stewart on October 19, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

Garden Planter Trio

Use three garden pots or planters to create a beautiful display or just use one container for all – both suggestions work so well. If you don’t have any very large planters or urns three small pots will do. Plant Superbells (calibrachoa) in one pot, with Heuchera or coral bells in the second one and complete with Diascia.

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Added by marion stewart on September 21, 2009 at 10:40am — No Comments

Container Foliage Combination

It is always fun to try a couple of new container combinations in the Fall – here is one that is very attractive and adds interest to any setting. In your 14” pot, plant a Black Scallop Ajuga together with Helen’s Blush Euphorbia and Key Lime Pie Heuchera. Simple and unique.

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Added by marion stewart on September 16, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Garden Planters with Gaura

Now that summer is fading, the Gaura in our garden planters is going strong. The slender stems float over the garden container and extend out like wands in the breeze. It thrives in full sun and adds movement and grace to those garden pots, urns and window boxes.

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Added by marion stewart on September 8, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments

Fresh Fall Container Additions

To keep garden planters and containers fresh looking into the Fall season, just add a branch of bittersweet to the pot, or perhaps a cluster of red maple leaves or even a tall corn stock . You are now up to date and in keeping with the changing seasons. Continue

Added by marion stewart on September 2, 2009 at 8:04am — No Comments

Herb Cubes the Answer

What to do with all those herbs that we have grown so successfully over the summer – you can only make so much bruchetta and mint tea! Just take a few minutes and chop up the herbs, place in cube containers and fill with water with touch of oil. Then freeze, place the cubes in storage bags. They will be ready and easily accessible when needed.

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Added by marion stewart on September 1, 2009 at 8:42am — 5 Comments

Fall Container Plant Ideas

Fall color schemes usually include vibrant oranges, deep golds and rich reds. Mums are always the usual standby, however carex grasses, pansies, ornamental kales, snapdragons, heuchera (Coral Bells) and veggies such as beets and Swiss chard make great Fall containers.

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Added by marion stewart on August 31, 2009 at 8:16am — No Comments

New Idea – Growing Peas in a Container

Peas are a great crop to grow in containers but not usually recommended because of the amount of space they take up. Now anyone can grow a delectable crop of garden peas, no matter where you live or how much space you have. Burpee’s Petite Pea plants are only 10"" tall, produce as many full-sized 3"" pods as a larger plant and can be grown in a space as small as an 8"" diameter pot with no support. Here is a great idea for next year’s vegetable garden.

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Added by marion stewart on August 25, 2009 at 10:21am — 4 Comments

Plant Container Hedge

Garden plant containers and pots showcase plants and do enhance an area’s aesthetic appearance. A beautiful hedge can be created which includes many planters suitably spaced containing boxwood topiaries. They look wonderful along a driveway or against a privacy fence. Continue

Added by marion stewart on July 20, 2009 at 8:53am — No Comments

Another Beautiful Garden Planter

This one looks spectacular and is easy to create. Start with your Purple Grass or Sedge in the middle and place a red Verbena on either side. Then alternate with (2)Yellow and (2) Purple Calibrachoa, ending with one Sweet Potato Vine. Make sure to have a large pot or container, they will grow!

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Added by marion stewart on July 9, 2009 at 9:18am — No Comments

Hot Weather Tolerant Container Plant

The Lantana is a wonderful garden planter and container plant. It loves hot hot weather, the blooms are colorful and the butterflies just love them. The trailing lantana is excellent in planters and pots. Treat as annual in cool climates.

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Added by marion stewart on July 8, 2009 at 9:28am — 2 Comments

Reminder – Container Watering Rules

We can never remind ourselves too often to water those garden pots and planters. The hot dry weather can do havoc in such a short time. Be sure your planters have drainage holes, only water when the top of the soil is dry to the touch, water until you see water seeping out of the drainage holes and do not let the container sit in standing water. Continue

Added by marion stewart on July 7, 2009 at 8:19am — No Comments

Out of Space in Your Garden

Think about container gardening if you are running out of space in your small garden – start filling up your garden planters and pots with shade plants which can be dramatic and exciting. Think about texture, variety and color repetition with your new shade garden containers.

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Added by marion stewart on July 6, 2009 at 7:19am — No Comments

Keeping Them Beautiful

Planters and containers dry out more quickly and need frequent watering. A little mulch or stones on the top of the soil slows down the evaporation of moisture from the soil. Pinch back the growing leggy stems to maintain attractive shape and keep plants bushy. Of course deadheading will allow flowering plants to bloom faster. Continue

Added by marion stewart on July 3, 2009 at 8:25am — No Comments

Mandevilla – What a Garden Plant

This is one of the most beautiful vines with huge vivid pink or yellow blooms and bright green leaves. The Mandevilla is perfect for large garden planters and pots. Be sure to use time release fertilizer in the potting soil and you will have blooms all season long. Cut back to over winter and then fertilize again when ready to place outside in the Spring.

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Added by marion stewart on July 2, 2009 at 8:31am — 2 Comments

Beautiful Shade Plant Container

This is one of our favorites, simple yet stunning. Start with Carmen Bronze Carex or Sedge, and then add your Key Lime Pie Coral Bells and Melon Symphony Osteospermum. Use a small 12” container for tabletop planters or go grand with a large 16” for the deck or patio.

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Added by marion stewart on June 29, 2009 at 8:58am — No Comments

How Much Shade is Shade

When reading about plants suitable for shade, what kind of shade are they talking about. Well, “Bright Shade” is usually considered when the location receives between 4 and 6 hours of unobstructed morning sun or well reflected light from nearby walls or buildings. Don’t forget, you can move your garden planters and containers to achieve the best light for your plants. Continue

Added by marion stewart on June 23, 2009 at 6:45am — No Comments

Attractive Container Plant

Just when we thought we knew every great container plants, along comes a new one – the Lo & Behold “Blue Chip” Buddleia. It is a true dwarf and it blooms continuously from early summer through to Fall. Keep the “Blue Chip” in full sun and ensure that it is consistently moist and you will have a wonder all season.

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Added by marion stewart on June 22, 2009 at 8:16am — No Comments

Fertilizing Those Containers

Since container plants usually require more water, they lose nutrients through the soil quicker than plants in the garden. Use a water-soluble slow release fertilizer when potting, and then feed weekly with a good liquid fertilizer such as seaweed extract. Continue

Added by marion stewart on June 19, 2009 at 7:39am — 3 Comments

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