Garden Gloves – So Important

Spend extra money for the best quality gloves you can afford. The higher cost is justified. The garden gloves fit better, last longer and will withstand a lot of gardening time. It's worth the extra dollars to get the right pair of garden gloves.

Wonderful Yellow Amaryllis

We have just come across the Yellow Goddess Amaryllis – wonderful trumpet shaped soft yellow flowers on 20 inch stems. They will be terrific for your indoor containers and will bloom six to eight weeks after planting. Look for them this season.

Easy & Attractive Indoor Planter

Just looking for something to add color to your indoor décor this winter, Kalanchoe is one of the most popular potted plants. It is easy to find in garden centers and nurseries, and provides brilliant color together with bright green leaves. It is fairly hardy and requires little water, regular watering however will ensure regular blooming.

Keep Planters Looking Good

One way to keep your planters looking good for a longer period is, of course, to prune and pinch back as required during the season. Protect them from the heavy Fall winds by moving them closer to walls and buildings for added protection. They will look better longer.

Fall Container Plant Ideas

Fall color schemes usually include vibrant oranges, deep golds and rich reds. Mums are always the usual standby, however carex grasses, pansies, ornamental kales, snapdragons, heuchera (Coral Bells) and veggies such as beets and Swiss chard make great Fall containers

Why Container Gardening?

If you are limited on time and of course space, container gardening may be the way for you to go. We need to take advantage of all the great plants that we can grow in garden planters and containers. Garden Centers now have large plants ready for your pots and arrangements that you can repot into your lovely garden containers for your own unique look.

Patio Border Using Planters & Containers

If you don’t have a built in rail or edge to your deck or patio, you can always create the same effect using containers. Line an entire row of matched garden planters, pots and containers, simulating built-ins, or clusters or different sizes and shapes. Just fill with a variety of plant material. Your have created a border and a garden at the same time.

Built In Flower Planters

Many of our decks and patios have built in containers and planters. They can delineate the area and provide additional seating. One of the big advantages, you have a garden at eye level. Many plants do well in this space – including sweet peas, jasmine, roses, heliotrope and gardenias. What beautiful smells as well as lovely flowers.

Quick Visit to the Garden Nursery

Even though it is late in the season, I always get inspired by a visit to the nursery. At this time of year there are so many bulbs available for forcing, colorful plants and arrangement ideas for your planters. Retrieve those garden urns and planters from the storage area and get going.

Design Principles Once Again

Color is critical with any garden container plantings. A very important aspect is to ensure that you harmonize your plants and containers with the color scheme of your home. What is your favorite combination?

Another Inside Garden Pot Idea

The state of the guest room becomes important at this time of the year. You want to make it special, cozy and fresh smelling for those important people. A great idea is to plant a small pot or container with rosemary. If you are too late in the season to find a fresh plant, just use rosemary boughs to create a small evergreen shape. This adds not only color but fragrance as well to the room.

Christmas for the Birds

Smear peanut butter on all sides of seasonal wooden ornaments that you can purchase in craft or novelty stores. I pick mine up at craft sales during the year. Press dried bird seed, cranberries and nuts into the peanut butter and hang. The birds love it and you have an original feeder.

Principles of Design – Pots and Urns

How to add that sense of abundance to your garden containers! Fill your garden pots until full to overflowing with flowers and greenery. The same holds true if you are decorating your modern garden urns for the festive season with dried branches and berries from the garden. If you have the room, arrange clusters of garden planters to give a very generous look to your decor.

Principles of Design with Urns and Containers

There are specific design decor guidelines that can assist in the decision of what style of garden planter pot works best in certain areas of your home and garden. Over the next few weeks I will try and outline each one for you. Firstly, For the entry: place the same style of garden container or garden planter/garden pedestal combination at the entrances to your home and garden. This will give a wonderful welcome to your home and indicate to your visitors that they are special. There will be no confusion as to where you want them to be greeted.

If you have a particular concern about your garden decor or would like more information about a particular subject regarding your garden, I would be happy to source it for you. So, send me your comments.

Holiday Garden Planter

This is the time of year to go trekking out into those marshlands and select beautiful wild flowers, berries and acorns to fill your Garden Pots. The lightweight Garden Planters are easy to bring inside and fill with those wonderful outdoor treasures. Top off with shiny ornaments and even shells for a great holiday look.