25
Jun
Posted by gochrisgo75 in Summer 2009. Tagged: flowers, spillers, vines. Leave a Comment
We put together this pink pot from plants on sale at the Greenmarket yesterday.
Thriller: Anisodontea Slightly Strawberry
Filler: Drought tolerant white verbena
Spiller: Pink Frost sweet potato vine
The Anisodontea can grow as high as three feet. We’ll see about that. We like how the vine coordinates with the Slightly Strawberry (silly name!) flowers. We plant white flowers [...]
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22
Jun
Posted by gochrisgo75 in Summer 2009. Tagged: buying plants, containers, spillers. Leave a Comment
Hey, so we’re adding one more container to our roof garden … and we really need your help. We’re hoping to put bold flowers and lush-looking plants that will be able to handle rooftop conditions .
I’m just about ready to push the buy button on this cart from White Flower Farm, but I’d like your [...]
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17
Jun
Posted by gochrisgo75 in Summer 2009. Tagged: flowers, spillers, yarrow. 1 Comment
I didn’t learn the Thriller, Filler, and Spiller design concept for container gardens until I read about it in Fine Gardening. Of course, I read these instructions *after* we planted our containers.
Tonight I’m going to add some jazzy spiller plants to live with our thrillers. I’m adding these white low-growing petunias and some white and [...]
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