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Container Garden Recipes

December 31, 2025

18-Inch Container Garden Layout: Full Sun Plant Combinations

Create a professional-looking planter with our "Full Sun Container Recipe." Download the planting diagram, see the list of required annuals, and learn the secret to filling large pots without using bags of extra soil.

Container Garden Recipes

December 15, 2024

How to Design a Colorful Container Garden for Next Summer

Create a vibrant summer oasis with a stunning container garden! From choosing the right pots to selecting plants like Rio Dipladenias, this guide has everything you need to design a colorful, thriving display.

Geranium

Container Garden Recipes

April 1, 2024

Container Garden Recipes

Sample container idea #6 Copper tin – 24″ oval container This full sun container can have more or less plants depending on the look that you want. A – Super spike (3)B – Argyranthemum (2)C – Variegated yellow english ivy (2)D – Bacopa (2)E – Geranium (4) Click on the plant name above for plant care information. How to plant your container garden Step 1 – Consider location Consider how […]

Garden Container

Container Garden Recipes

April 1, 2024

Container Garden Recipes – 5

Sample container idea #5 Designer tin – 24″ oval container This full sun container can have more or less plants depending on the look that you want. A – Gerbera daisy (1)B – Alyssum (2)C – Dianthus (4)D – Spider plant (4)E – Lobelia (2) Click on the plant name above for plant care information. How to plant your container garden Step 1 – Consider location Consider how much sun […]

An up-close, bright pink Dahlia

Container Garden Recipes

April 1, 2024

Container Garden Recipes – 8

Sample container idea #8 Stone design – 14″ square container This full sun container can have more or less plants depending on the look that you want. A – Gazania (1)B – Verbena (2)C – Sweet potato vine (2)D – Argyranthemum (1)E – Salvia (1) Click on the plant name above for plant care information. How to plant your container garden Step 1 – Consider location Consider how much sun […]

Terracotta container garden with mixed flowering plants in vibrant colours.

Container Garden Recipes

April 1, 2024

Container Garden Recipes – 9

Sample container idea #9 Designer beige – 20″ round container This full sun container can have more or less plants depending on the look that you want. A – Redstar spike (1)B – Gazania (3)C – Acorus (grass) (1)D – Sweet potato vine (1)D – Bidens (2)E – Marigold (2) Click on the plant name above for plant care information. How to plant your container garden Step 1 – Consider location […]

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