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Water Planters in the Morning

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:32 pm

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Watering during the early morning on calm days is the best way to use water - there is less evaporation. During the day the water does evaporate and reduces the chance of disease and attracting insects. Water deep before the heat of the day.

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Plant Container Hedge

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:52 pm

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Garden plant containers and pots showcase plants and do enhance an area's aesthetic appearance. A beautiful hedge can be created which includes many planters suitably spaced containing boxwood topiaries. They look wonderful along a driveway or against a privacy fence.

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Promote Shapely New Growth

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:55 am

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When summer peaks and our garden containers are looking full and lush, it is time to think about cutting back the plants a little. Verbena and lantana, for example, benefit from regular pinching throughout the summer. Cut back to a joint or node that has a side branch emerging to promote new growth.

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Another Beautiful Garden Planter

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:16 pm

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This one looks spectacular and is easy to create. Start with your Purple Grass or Sedge in the middle and place a red Verbena on either side. Then alternate with (2)Yellow and (2) Purple Calibrachoa, ending with one Sweet Potato Vine. Make sure to have a large pot or container, they will grow!






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Hot Weather Tolerant Container Plant

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:26 pm

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The Lantana is a wonderful garden planter and container plant. It loves hot hot weather, the blooms are colorful and the butterflies just love them. The trailing lantana is excellent in planters and pots. Treat as annual in cool climates.






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Reminder - Container Watering Rules

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:17 pm

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We can never remind ourselves too often to water those garden pots and planters. The hot dry weather can do havoc in such a short time. Be sure your planters have drainage holes, only water when the top of the soil is dry to the touch, water until you see water seeping out of the drainage holes and do not let the container sit in standing water.

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Out of Space in Your Garden

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:14 pm

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Think about container gardening if you are running out of space in your small garden - start filling up your garden planters and pots with shade plants which can be dramatic and exciting. Think about texture, variety and color repetition with your new shade garden containers.




Dots with Dash - Proven Winners ( photo / image / picture from Planterlady's Garden )





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Keeping Them Beautiful

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:24 pm

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Planters and containers dry out more quickly and need frequent watering. A little mulch or stones on the top of the soil slows down the evaporation of moisture from the soil. Pinch back the growing leggy stems to maintain attractive shape and keep plants bushy. Of course deadheading will allow flowering plants to bloom faster.



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Mandevilla - What a Garden Plant

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:29 pm

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This is one of the most beautiful vines with huge vivid pink or yellow blooms and bright green leaves. The Mandevilla is perfect for large garden planters and pots. Be sure to use time release fertilizer in the potting soil and you will have blooms all season long. Cut back to over winter and then fertilize again when ready to place outside in the Spring.




Mandevilla - Hortchat ( photo / image / picture from Planterlady's Garden )





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Shady Garden Containers

Category: Container Gardening | Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:50 pm

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Often we only consider sun filled container locations, however, they can be spectacular in shady locations to create excitement - try a topiary boxwood surrounded by trailing ivy or impatiens variety suitable for shade.


Boxwood Planter - Fine Gardening ( photo / image / picture from Planterlady's Garden )





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