Containers out Front

We had a new porch built this year, including some built-in platforms for flowers.

Yay!

So I rounded up some of my blue pots and got to work.

 

 

I decided to do these ones in front all the same, which is quite unlike me.

Since they're on the stairs going up, I thought it would make more of an impact to have similar plants in each one.

 

For height and color, and those awesome spoon-shaped petals, I put in Osteospermum 'Flower Power Spider Purple.'  It says it blooms spring and fall, if you cut it back late summer. I hope it won't go completely dormant in between but I guess I'll find out.

To add another punch of color, I put a dahlia in each as well, 'Dahlinova,' variegated petals, pink/purple/white.

Fuschia petunias round off the flowers.

For greenery, each container has an asparagus fern 'Sprengeri', and a purple-leaved sweet potato vine, Ipomea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Red.'

I'm already liking how they look together.

I hope this combination powers on through until fall!

 

I still need to plant my other containers for the back deck.

That will probably happen this week.