Great one-pot gardens

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 06, 2009 Views: 5705

[center]Great one-pot gardens[/center]

Plant the perfect container for your deck, entryway, or yard using our gallery of inspiring ideas

Big entrance

Mark Bartos designed these containers to fit a ranch-style home with a bit of art deco thrown in.

They're simple and contemporary; they're large and have strong architectural shapes. Bartos prefers big pots ― 24-inch-diameter minimum. You need that scale to create drama.

Each pot contains Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Marjorie Channon', cotoneaster, red 'Dragon's Blood' sedum, and chartreuse juniper.

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 06, 2009

Group pots

These pots, of different sizes but the same color, contain plants in shades that echo the garden's overall scheme.

In the smallest pot, fiber optics plant mixes with heuchera, lamium, and cyclamen. In the one at left, nandina pops against lamium, cyclamen, and hellebore. The tallest pot holds fine-leafed rosemary, cordyline, cyclamen, and heuchera.

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 06, 2009

Home-grown herb container garden

This two-tiered container garden holds a selection of basic herbs. Trailers and fillers ―chives, rosemary, and thyme― tumble over the edges of the bottom pot (about 24 inches wide).

Dwarf purple and sweet basils grow in the top pot (about 16 inches wide) with thyme filling in around the edges. To keep potted herbs healthy fertilize and water them regularly.

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 06, 2009

Compact lavenders

Dwarf lavenders, which stay under 2 feet tall, are compact alternatives to the common varieties that can grow to 4 feet or taller. They're particularly suitable for small beds, border edgings, even containers.

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 06, 2009

Beach garden in a pot

If you yearn for the beach but live miles inland, you can re-create the look easily in a pot.

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 06, 2009

Cool pot

Freshen your landscapeâ€™s look practically instantly: Just combine crisp white blossoms with a shower of icy blue or silver foliage in a glazed aqua-colored container.

Post by **Amir-07** » Nov 07, 2009

great yet,..

Post by **ujala** » Nov 08, 2009

O pearl u just make me fresh

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Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 10, 2009

Amir-07 wrote:great yet,..

thanks

Pearl · Post by **Pearl** » Nov 10, 2009

ujala wrote:O pearl u just make me fresh

thanks 4 sweet post wid great info

thanks for your sweet comments