Many of my container gardens are made from repurposed materials, plant cuttings anything that strikes my fancy at the moment.
A little “eye candy” for the container garden enthusiast!
Create a vignette using inexpensive “Coca Cola” glasses from the Dollar Store, filled with gravel, sand and succulent cuttings. The mosaic bottle unifies the look.
A repurposed muffin pan filled with moss makes a creative container display for succulent cuttings.
Orange tumbled glass adds color to my bromeliad while I wait for it to bloom!
Metal Figure Model + Common Annuals= Uncommon Combo!
“Sacred Succulent Gardens” add sculptures or figurines to your pots
“Simply Sorbet!” Don’t be afraid to add containers within containers. Contrasting colors are nice
Earthy Textures and Statuary for Your “Meditation Garden” An art statement!
Zinc Planter Trio- “A Garden Within a Garden”
Just add the Bunny and make this simple planting combo special!
Design Tips:
Use statuary and garden decor in your containers to add personality or to create a mini-themed garden.
Stack contrasting colored pots or pots of the same color for added dimension and drama
Use colored recycled glass as a mulch for your container plants for year-round color
Anything that can hold up to water without rotting or leaching toxic chemicals into your container can be used as a decorative figurine.
Don’t be afraid to experiment and add your personal stamp to your garden!
This blog post is part the Garden Designer’s RoundTable group blog event today. Please visit these other talented designers for more inspiration!
Please feel free to join in with a comment here, on our Facebook Page, or on the individual blogs themselves; your thoughts and experiences add to the conversation in such a nice way (and we like to know you’re there!) Enjoy.
This month’s bloggers!
Christina Salwitz : Personal Garden Coach : Renton, WA
Debbie Roberts : A Garden of Possibilities : Stamford, CT
Jenny Petersen: J Petersen Garden Design : Austin TX
Jocelyn Chilvers : The Art Garden : Denver, CO
Laura Livengood Schaub : Interleafings : San Jose, CA
Rebecca Sweet : Gossip In the Garden : Los Altos, CA
Rochelle Greayer : Studio “G” : Boston, MA
Lesley Hegarty & Robert Webber : Hegarty Webber Partnership : Bristol, UK
Scott Hokunson : Blue Heron Landscapes : Granby, CT
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Very cool. Thanks for the great ideas, your vision and artistic eye are incredible!
Thanks for the compliment.
I love container gardening in general. The dress form was a stellar idea. Beautiful!
Love the ideas! I especially enjoyed the dress form. Thanks for the info
With only a balcony for a garden I feel a bit constrained doing container gardening – but you show so many good container ideas. I must try and take my containers to the next level!
Do it! Thanks for commenting. I find container gardening to be a great opportunity for out of the box creativity. Shirley
I love the bunny rabbit. What a neat idea.
Suzanne
Hi Shirley! What great mini gardens you have created here. Great ideas to add containers to containers, it adds so much interest. A wonderful “mini” tutorial! Great post.
Thanks Scott. I appreciate the visit, especially from you who are so busy!
Shirley
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I am IN LOVE with the tumbled glass/bromeliad container!!! If only I could keep anything other than succulents alive in containers, I’d copy you!
Great post Shirley! OF COURSE!!!
HI Ivette,
Thanks so much. I like my bromeliad as well. It is colorful year round and perks up the living room.
See you later.
Shirley
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HI Shirley! I LOVE your addition of non-plant material in your container plantings. I’ve been starting to experiment with that as well–you really have an eye for that!
Hi Jenny,
How nice to see you here! Thanks for your compliment.
Shirley
Love the zinc containers (I have several, myself)! But I never thought about stacking them like that – genius!! Leave it to YOU to think of something so clever….
Thanks Sweet Rebecca for visiting and commenting. I enjoyed your blog post as well.
Shirley
I adore that zinc planter trio, Shirley. I may have to copy that look one day!
HI Pam,
Great seeing you here at EdenMakers. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Shirley
Of course all of Shirley’s container photos would be SO stylin, like the fashionista that she is! I love them, they are SO uniquely YOU, Shirley.
You really inspired me to try the container in container idea again, haven’t done it in a while. SO cute!
Hi Christina,
Thanks for the compliment and for taking the time to create such a comprehensive and inspiring blog post on container gardens. Great job.
Shirley
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Shirely,
I love your creativity and use of color. The muffin tin garden and the metal figurine are simply fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I second that, what a great idea to combine containers (great use for those matching smaller ones that might get lost on their own). I love putting the sculptures in too, the Buddha is especially nice. Thanks, Shirley!
Hi Laura,
Glad you liked the blog post. See you over at your blog!
SHirley
LOVE the muffin tin garden! Now THAT is a good use for a muffin tin. (I hate baking)
I am safer using my muffin pan in the garden, if you know what I mean!
Shirley
Hi, Shirley — Great photos and ideas. I love the way you add personality to your pots with topdressings and figurines that are appealing but not excessively cute or kitschy. The stacked pots are intriguing, too. But best of all? Color! You love it, like I do.
Yes, I do love color Debra. Thanks for visiting me at Eden Makers and commenting. Hope to see you again soon!
Shirley
Real outside the box thinking and some great colour combos there!
Respect!
Best Wishes
Robert
Hi Robert,
Thanks for your compliment. I guess you can say “out of the box” is my mantra in life. Please visit Eden Makers again.
Shirley
Love your sculptural approach to container garden design, especially the “pot within a pot” look! Thanks for the fresh ideas, Shirley.
My pleasure Jocelyn. Thanks for visiting.
Shirley
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