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We’lltrytoincludeasmanyuniquecontainersaswecaninfutureissues.Tokickoffthisfeature,herearethreeofourfavorites,withadvicefromthereaderswhocreatedthem.
Mostimportant,allstartwithpottingmixthatretainsmoisture,yetdrainswell,ratherthanyourstandardgardenortopsoil.
LushandLovelyHangingBasket
TuberousbegoniasarethefocalpointforthispackedbasketonAlmaLove’scoveredporchinBlakeslee,Pennsylvania.
“These‘IlluminationApricot’begoniashaveahanginghabitthat’swell-suitedforbaskets,”shesays.“Theyneverseemtostopblooming.”
AddingtotheinterestaresprigsofwanderingJew,acommonhouseplant.
“MycatkeptpawingatitwhenIgrewitinthehouse,soIaddedittothiscontainer,”Almasays.“Itgrewbeautifully!
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Whyitworks:
Theunusualcombinationofplantsprovidesplentyofvisualinterest.Theyellowbegoniasaddapunchofcolor,andthered-tingedpetalstieinwellwiththeredfloweringtobacco.Alltheplantshavethesamelightneeds,whichiswhytheyallthriveinonebasket.
Plantersize:
20-inch-diameterbasket.
Growingconditions:
Partialsun.
RichFoliagePlanter
“Lovelyfoliageplantsintherightcombinationcanbeatapotofpetuniasanyday,”statesMaryStromdahlofDuluth,Minnesota.“Lastsummer,Igotmorecomplimentsonthisattractiveplanterthanonanyofmybloomingcontainercombinations.”
Artfulplantplacementinanunusualcontainermimicsacarefullyarrangedvase.Varyingshadesoffoliagecreatedepthanddimension.Theseplantsarevigorous,sotheycanbetrimmedbackforatidyappearancelikethis,orallowedtoproliferateandvineforamorecarefreelook.
Approximately18-1/2incheswide,12incheslongand6inchesdeep.
Partialshade.
PerfectlyProportionedWhiskeyBarrel
Asimplelow-maintenancewhiskeybarrelgardenmakesabrilliantstatementatBridgetFuller’shomeinArmagh,Pennsylvania.Thedesignreliesoneasy-careplantsthatarereadilyavailable,makingthisplanterabreezeforanyonetopulltogether.
“Thisisoneofmyfavoritecontainercombinations,”Bridgetsays.“Itdidespeciallywelllastyearandwasstillgoingstrongafterahardfrost.”
Theseplantsbalanceeachothernicely,withanattractiveblendoftextures,colorsandheights.Thecentralspikeprovidesaverticallift,balancingthebroadnessandheightofthewhiskeybarrel,andthedensityofotherplants.Thewhitesandgreensoftheimpatiens,bacopaandvincavine“echo”eachother,whiletheredgeraniumsdeliverablastofcolor.
24-inch-diameterhalfwhiskeybarrel.
Suntopartialsun.
LandscapeChallenge
WhereEastMeetsWest
SmallAsiangardenlivesuptoabiggerpicture,
winningthe“Little,butLovely”categoryofourcontest.
PeekingoverthefenceintoDanandVickyF.’stranquilgardenretreat,yougetthesenseyoujusttraveledhalfwayaroundtheworld.
Maybeit’sthesculptedjuniperthatsetsanexoticscene.Thenagain,thehand-paintedChinesemuralthatadornsthecedarfencecertainlymakesitlooklikeyou’reintheOrient.
Whateveritis,theFrickles’Asian-inspiredoasisinOtisOrchards,Washingtonmakesthemostoutoftheirsmallspace,whichiswhyweselectedtheirprojectasthe“Little,butLovely”winnerofBackyardLiving’sfirstLandscapeChallengeContest.
Aswinners,DanandVickyreceiveaMantisTiller(a$300.00value)andtheadmirationofreaderswhounderstandhowtoughitcanbetomakeabigimpactwithlittleroomtoworkwith.
AsFateWouldHaveIt
Surprisingly,thisprojectdidn’tstartoutbychoice.MotherNaturethrustituponthem.
“Whenarootfungusclaimedoneofourbelovedwhitepines(above),weweresuddenlyleftwithanunsightlyblankcornerofouryard,”Danrecalls.“Althoughitwasasadday,italsogaveusafreshopportunitytoplanthegardenwealwayswanted.Now,thelocationwashandedtous.”
InspiredbytheirinterestinaFarEast-flavoredgardeninanearbycitypark,DanboughtabookonAsiangardensandstartedplanning.
“Forweeks,Ithoughtaboutwhatweshoulddo,”Danexplains.“ThenIwokeuponemorningwithacrystal-clearvisionoftheentiregardendesign.Aquickpencilsketch,somecedarboardsandafewlandscapingblockslater,wewerereadytotacklewhatwouldbecomea3-month-longproject.”
Dan’sdaughter’sboyfriend,BrianWilliams,pitchedinandthetwoconstructedasimplebutsturdy5-by6-footdeck.Oncebuilt,theymovedittocovertheremainingtreestump.Acoupleofcoatsofdeckstainandtheplatformcametolife.
GardenAccents
Withthecedardeckinplace,itwastimetoinfusethespacewithFar-Eastflavor.
“Welookedingardenshopsforlargebamboopoles,buthadnoluck,”Danadmits.“Brianworksatafencepostmanufacturingcompany,sohebroughtmeseveralpinepostsofvaryingdiameters,whichwecuttovariouslengths.Wescrewedthemontothecornersofthedecktoresemblebamboo.”
Curvedraisedflowerbedsmadefromlandscapingblocksleadvisitorsfurtherintothegarden.UsingflatriverrockfromnorthernIdahotocreatetheedging,theFricklespavedthewalkingareaswithpeagravel.
Thegardenbedsareplantedwithavarietyofhostas,ferns,ornamentalgrassesandimpatiens.Ashowyfuchsiaanduniquebat-faceplant,aswellasacrimson-coloredJapanesemaple,addedjusttherightamountofcolortothespace.
“Wetriedtoplantthingsthatwethoughtwouldstayfairlysmall.Thegardenlendsitselftoplantsthatcanbepinchedbackandmanicured,”saysDan.
Oneparticularlyinterestingtouchwastaminga25-year-oldovergrownjuniperinabonsaistyle.
FinishingTouches
LikemanyAsiangardens,anarchedbridgecreatestheperfectcenterpiece.
“Ideally,wewantedaconcreteorstonebridgetospanthedrysteambed,butwecouldn’tfindanythingsmallenoughforourareawiththatEasternflair,”Danexplains.“So,Iwentaheadandcreatedmyownfromcedarstrips,asheetof3/4-inchplywoodandlotsofdeckscrews.”
Tocompletethelook,theFricklesaddedafewdecorativeaccents,likeasmallfountain,butterflyhouse,someoutdoorcarpetsandinvitingthrowpillows,low-voltagelightingandornamentalpagodas.Friendspresentedthemwiththeperfectfinishingtouch,asmallgong,toaddtotheambienceofthegarden.
Finally,Dan,whopaintsforahobby,createdtheidealbackdrop...aChinesemuralalongthebackfence.
“I’vepaintedoncanvas,canvasboard,paperandcardboard,butneveronacedarfence!
”hesays.Everydayafterwork,thedaytimeaccountantcamehomeandtappedhisartisticside.Theporoustextureofthewoodmadethejobespeciallychallenging.Severalcoatsoflatexexteriorpainthadtobeapplied.
Nowthattheirsmallspaceislargerthanlife,theFricklesunderstandanoldproverbthatstates,“Ineveryadversityliesaseedforanequalorgreaterbenefit.”
“Wehatedlosingatree,”Dansays.“Butfromit,we’vefoundmanyhoursofcomfortandrelaxationinournewAsiangarden.”
Here’sthePlan
1.Fern
2.Hosta
3.Japanesemaple
4.Low-voltagelighting
5.Pagoda
6.Gong
7.Ornamentalgrass
8.Logsteps
9.Fuchsia
10.Juniper
11.Impatiens
12.Barberry
13.Bat-faceplant
14.Appletree
15.Fountain
16.Jacob’sladder
RecipesforPerfectContainers
Thesplashofacontainergardenaddsbrilliance
whereyouleastexpectit.Here’showtohelpyours
stealthegardenshow.
ShoppingList:
3Wavepetunias
2Sweetpotatovine
2Verbena
2Lemongemmarigold
3Ivygeranium
4Impatiens
1Spike
2Licoricevine
2Asparagusfern
3Purple-bluebrowallia
5Goldenbeddercoleus
2Osteospermum
3Bacopa
Can’t-MissHangingBasket
Thislushhangingbasketisdesignedtoaddacolorfulpunchtohighareas.Itsboldsplashesofcoloraddbrillianceanywhereit’shung.
24-inch-diameterbasket.
Fullsun.
TraditionalandTrendyStandingContainer
Thisraisedcontainerreliesontraditionalfavoriteslikeimpatiens,spikeandasparagusfern,yetgetsanupdatedlookfromthesilveryfoliageoflicoricevine.It’sagreatcombinationforpartialshade.Thesamecombinationandplantingplancanbeusedforahangingbasket.
PlanterSize:
16-inch-diametercontainer.
OverflowingWindowBox
Brimmingwithsoftcolorandtexture,thiswindowboxcreatesacolorfulaccent,evenwhennotsurroundedbyawindow.Thepurple-bluebrowalliaechothepurplecentersoftheuniquedaisy-likeosteospermum.Thecomplementaryyellowcoleusandgreenfoliageofthebacopatieitalltogether.
36-inch-longby10-inch-widewindowbox.
Fullsun.
Let’sSeeYourContainer
ThesearesomeofourfavoritecontainercombinationsfoundinourcompanybackyardhereinGreendale,Wisconsin.Nowwe’dlikeyouseeyourfavoritecontainers.Sendacrispphoto,description(includingcontainersize)andalistofplan
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