Sunday, May 25, 2008

What a lotta terra cotta!


Nothing is quite as nice as a good old terra cotta planter. This one is filled with mona lavender, caladiums, and torenia. Fun Stuff!

Oh Mona!


This planter is another shade basket, the center plant is a mona lavender plectanthrus. It's surrounded by lime green coleus and bright pink impatiens. Way to go Mona!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Totally Tempting


This planter has a purple angelonia in the center, surrounded by white impatiens, and a new variety of cuphea out this year. The red blooms are "Totally Tempted Cuphea". Its a great little bloomer, in baskets or in the garden. It's totally tempting!

Countless combinations


Somedays just don't have enough hours in them! I am constantly putting plants together in my head, and then I'm off and running to get them in a pot. It's much like a puzzle, you find the key piece and the others just fall into place. These baskets are part shade, and have various combinations of coleus, impatiens, begonias, and ivy. Stop in and create a puzzle of your own.

Perennials in a planter?


The plant in the center is a caryopteris. If you know the plant, you might think I'm crazy for putting it in a planter. It can get several feet high and wide, but when paired with the right plants it's a stunning combo. I look at it this way, I can enjoy it now, then plant it in the fall when the annuals are done around it, and enjoy it for years to come. It's a great way to recycle you color pots!

Ginger-ific!


This planter is a combination of purple neon, varigated ginger, bronze leaf red begonias, and swedish ivy. How would it look on your patio?
See ya in the garden!