Easy Outdoor Potted Plants To Grow

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Easy outdoor potted plants to grow.

This compact hydrangea from the kanmara splendour series was specially bred as a shaded patio plant but you could keep the container on a balcony or in another shady spot. The flowers come in six colors including rose champagne white pink deep pink and. If you re new to landscaping or you don t have a lot of time for plant care you can still have a great looking yard by choosing easy to grow plants that are versatile and require little maintenance. One of our favorite reasons to grow coralbells.

They re also so easy to grow indoors or outdoors and can easily be grown in containers to save space. Shrubs and larger perennials often stay smaller in a pot though this depends on the plant climate and container. The popularity of container gardening apparently knows no bounds. Take your cue from the style of the house and garden red brick buildings are enhanced by terracotta containers while a modern plot is the best backdrop for galvanised metal pots.

From 1 to 15 feet depending on type. Bigger pots have more impact and plants growing in them won t dry out as quickly but an eclectic group of small containers creates a quirky ever changing scene. Even the smaller varieties still grow to roughly 2 to 4 feet in height and width so select a good sized container. Empty pots can look wonderful.

The ultimate low maintenance garden pots. Yucca plants are about as hardy as you can get and the newer cultivars are pretty enough to be the focal point of a container garden. For a plant life in a container is much different than one in the ground. There are plenty of great options ranging from tiny ground covers to medium sized trees.

Place the plant in the center of a garden bed or at the back of a garden against a fence for tropical height. Gardeners have discovered they can grow a host of plants in pots bins and window boxes. While most are plain green look for types with a mottling of dark red or white edges for extra interest. Coralbells are easy to grow and bring evergreen to semi evergreen color to your garden.

There are more container plant ideas on the middlesized garden s container gardening pinterest board. Potted hydrangeas are easy to grow favorites. Plant in moist well drained soil. Use a rolling plant stand to move large pots or choose a dwarf variety for smaller ones.

Sage lavender and mint are also good plants for growing however remember mint can be a little rampant so may be best in a pot. Though these perennials grow in full sun to shade lime green varieties benefit being planted in shade. Rosemary is particularly hardy will thrive in poor soil and needs very little water. Leave the pot empty.