Completely happy Monday GPODers!
Final week we did a little bit name to motion on our Instagram (you’ll want to give a comply with in case you aren’t already!), asking people to ship in pictures of their summer time containers in all their glory. Lila Johnson, who gardens in Mill Creek, Washington, so kindly answered our name, and at this time we’re testing her colourful containers stuffed with essentially the most vibrant annuals.
Hello, I’m answering the decision, pictures of my containers in full summertime bloom.
I’ve been gardening without end (virtually 60 years) and planting containers has by no means been my robust swimsuit. I do know the outdated saying of “thriller-filler-spiller,” however this 12 months due to the price of vegetation, properly, I simply form of tossed what was leftover into my pots.
Now we have a really large yard for our HOA neighborhood and though over the previous 27 years we’ve added perennials, annuals nonetheless eat plenty of our Plant {Dollars}. This 12 months we consolidated the pots/containers round our two most important patio areas, the place we spend most of our days and they’re seen from inside our residence too.
Each my husband and I are in our early 80’s and I’m beginning to really feel that we might must plant extra containers and fewer within the many ecosystems round our yard, however we’ll determine that out subsequent spring! BTW, I plant and he fertilizes and deadheads for me. (My arms escape in a rash after I deadhead flowers, petunias are usually not good to me! And it’s fairly tough to “pinch” off a spent blossom sporting backyard gloves.) We make an excellent group! Get pleasure from!
A stupendous grouping of cohesive containers carry a pop of coloration to the shade, nonetheless, my favourite a part of these creations are decorative branches that add a bit extra peak and curiosity. Whereas branches, pinecones, and all kinds of cuttings are commonplace in winter preparations, you don’t usually see the identical curiosity utilized to summer time containers. This can be a nice instance of what we’re lacking out on!
A better have a look at these shade containers to see all the sweetness that made their solution to these pots. Whereas Lila says containers aren’t her robust swimsuit, I must disagree! “Thriller-filler-spiller” is a basic composition, however there is no such thing as a enjoyable seeing the identical types time and again. Whereas this recipe might need been random, generally the very best meals come from throwing collectively no matter you’ve within the kitchen.
Yet one more attention-grabbing container arrangment, that includes a smaller bare-branch accent. Probably positioned near the grouping we noticed above, the containers undoubtedly look like associated however not fully matching. Once more, Lila insists containers aren’t her robust swimsuit, however creating cohesive designs with so many alternative vegetation isn’t any straightforward job!
I additionally completely adore the addition of hostas into these containers within the shade—on this container seems to be the ‘Tropical Dancer’ selection (Hosta ‘Tropical Dancer’, Zones 3–8). One other unusual addition to containers that was an amazing success for Lila.
Sensational within the shade, however elegant coloration within the solar. Vivid yellow gazania and sizzling pink verbena—doubtlessly verbena Cadet Upright™ ‘Scorching Pink Wink’ (Verbena ‘Balcadopwi’, annual)—make for a sizzling and daring mixture.
Extra lovely sun-loving combos, persevering with with gazania and verbena whereas including some geraniums to the combo. In fact, the actual stars of those pots although are the completely unbelievable double petunias, doubtlessly the range Tumbelina Bella (Petunia ‘Tumbelina Bella’, annual).
Lastly, these unbelievable petunias make one other look in dappled shade, backed up by an beautiful hydrangea.
And fortunately for us, this isn’t the one glimpse of Lila’s backyard we get this week. Together with these unbelievable containers, she despatched alongside a number of pictures of the remainder of her backyard. Make sure you examine again tomorrow, the place we’ll be returning to Washington and seeing extra of what Lila is rising this summer time.
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