Container Choices for 2015

annuals

One of the seasonal garden tasks to knock out on the Annual Nursery Crawl is to select plants for the handful of containers placed around the Lot. Tucking containers into beds, on tables, and hanging from hooks allows a pop of color or texture to be added into the garden.

This year I struggled as to what exactly I wanted the containers to look like. Usually a unique plant or color scheme catches my eye and I build from there. It wasn’t the case this year. Instead I made an effort to work around a new chair and table set purchased for the back part of the Lot near the rain barrels.

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This past Friday night I put together the containers. I ran into a bit of a snafu when I found out the window boxes I had thought I would mount to the fence where not designed to do so. I ended up shuffling some of the plants about and made do. Here is the selection of annual plants on the Lot for the 2015 growing season.

Hanging Baskets

  • Wizard Mosaic Coleus
  • Snapshot Mix Snapdragon (yellow)
  • Penny™ Orange Viola

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Large Container

  • Trusty Rusty Coleus
  • Bandana Red Lantana
  • Techno® Heat White Lobelia
  • Penny™ Yellow Viola

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Small Container

  • Wizard Mosaic Coleus
  • Celosia (orange)

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I still do not have anything for two hanging baskets usually positioned on the front porch. We’ll see if I spot anything this season I cannot live without!