Posts Tagged ‘container garden’
To Drip or Not to Drip – Gain Time and Beauty in your Desert Potted Garden!
Homeowners do have the best intentions. We create beautiful container gardens and promise ourselves we will water our pride and joy faithfully. Living here in the desert can mean watering daily. And in the severe heat, we have much of the year, when we miss a day; it is likely that our beautiful flowers are…
Read MoreVolunteers in Our Garden – A Love Affair
We’ve all had them. Plants that sprout up in places we never planted them. It’s not so hard to figure out — grass in the flower patch, dandelions in the lawn, clover in the vegetable garden. Most likely, in these cases, the plants would be called weeds. Weeds – my definition of a weed is…
Read MoreDesigning with a King in Your Potted Garden
This summer I have been showing off the “Silver King” Euonymus, a member of the Boxleaf family and very container-friendly and perfect for your potted garden. If you missed the previous column on the “King”, click here to check it out. Designing for the “King” with a Court of Odd Fellows Too many colors in…
Read More“Silver King” Euonymus Profile
“Silver King” can take any role in your all-season desert pots To best survive the summer furnace in your desert container garden, I harp about the size of our desert garden pots. To support our illustrious hot garden plant of the month, your pot should be at least 24” wide. This width and similar depth will provide the structural support as well…
Read MoreWhy the Number 3 is Perfect for Desert Container Gardens
Does your designer often specify grouping objects in three’s even in your desert container gardens? Do you ever ask yourself why? It comes down to our brain. We like to pair things up. When we look at several items, we rationally try to put them together in two’s. When we create a group of three,…
Read MoreDesert Heat – Five Tips for a Worry-Free Summer in your Desert Pots
May is a good time to get your summer pots in good shape before the real saturating heat starts. Here are some tips to guide you along your way. Think about these this month before the intensity keeps you indoors. It’s not too late, you know – to plant your summer pots! You can still…
Read MoreDramatic Seasonal Changes with Just 3 Pots… even in the desert
Would you believe something as simple as three pots could make a remarkable story in your desert garden? And that you can change on a whim? Now is a perfect time to plan for your living color garden in your hot, dry climate. Start with just three pots and have 365 days of color.…
Read MoreLow Water Desert Color – It Works!
Plan a garden of color in dry and hot climates
Read More3 Conditions Where Hand Watering Your Hot Container Garden is the Right Choice
You decide to add a couple of pots to your home’s landscape. You know you need the soil, pots and plants. As excitement about our project escalates, do we think about watering them once they are in place? In many climates, water is often not an issue. In cities like Seattle, where there are…
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