Showing posts with label custom patio pots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label custom patio pots. Show all posts

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Creeping Jenny...Great For Beds and Even Better For Containers

Creeping Jenny is a perennial ground cover that I love to use in landscape beds and also in containers!  Its bright color and vibrant yellow flowers are awesome and its trailing habit is perfect for containers!
Creeping Jenny is a  low-growing, rampant, evergreen groundcover with rounded, brillant green foliage. In summer, it produces many cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers.Noteworthy characteristics: This cultivar can withstand damper soils than many other types of ground covers and can tolerate limited foot traffic.Care: Grow in a moist, but well-drained soil, rich in organic matter. Soil should not dry out in summer. Full sun or partial shade, but color is best in full sun.
I have used this in many of my own containers and it will come back in the new season...no replanting!  These can be easily split and moved around the garden as well.  You will see this a lot in many custom container plantings...but I think many people do not realize that this will come back!  This should be relatively easy to get at a good garden center and very easy to get from your local landscaper.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Trailing Begonia...Brillant Show Stopper for Hanging Baskets & Pots



The trailing begonia is has become one of my favs in the last couple of seasons.  They are bright, colorful show stoppers that stand up and show off.  I have used them quite a bit in custom pots for customers who are looking for WOW!

This stunning semi-trailing Begonia is free flowering from April to October. Each plant is covered with 100’s of flowers throughout the growing season. Begonia Million Kisses does not require deadheading or trimming.  They can handle full sun with proper watering and do not seem to scorch.  I love using this in custom pots...fills quickly and elegantly overflows!