Spring Container Garden Idea

Idea for Spring Container Garden, plant combinations plus handy guidance on the Lowe’s plant tags and spring container planting ideas.

You may have your doubts, but I do believe that Spring is really just around the corner.  I know…some of you are reading this with snow on the ground or snow in the forecast and think I’m off my rocker…but I’m feeling confident on this prediction and it’s time to begin thinking about your spring container gardens and plant combinations!.

To that end, and maybe to give Mother Nature a hint, I planted spring container gardens for my front porch last week.

And even though our lows for the next couple of days will be quite chilly for April, my container gardens have me feeling all spring-y.

I found these plants last week at Lowe’s and discovered something I hadn’t noticed before. I don’t know if the tags have always had this guidance, but there is a little number in the upper left-hand corner of the tags, in this case, it’s a ‘9’. A ‘9’ indicates that the specific plant is a shade plant, needing only 1-3 hours of the morning sun. 

This is so handy! By choosing only, in this case, ‘9’s, I can be assured that all the plant combinations in my spring container garden recipes have the exact same light requirements!

For each pot, I planted 2 Korean Rock Ferns, 1 Bressingham Coral Bells, and 1 Scotch Moss.  In just the one week since they were planted, the scotch moss is already spreading out…holy thriller, filler, and spiller Batman! I’m hopeful it will cascade, even it just a wee bit.

See that little bird’s nest on the right? We found it nestled in our Confederate Jasmine we when recently had to take it down. Sadly, our beautiful Confederate Jasmine fell victim to our relatively harsh winter.

And let’s talk about those beautiful Coral Bells! 

Coral Bells can be susceptible to root rot…when you plant them make sure to keep their crown above ground and free from mulch.

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Prior to beginning my new spring container garden recipe, I do pull out much of the potting soil from last year. I started doing that a couple of years ago after it seemed that nothing was thriving in these pots. I realized that either the soil was just tired or there was harmful bacteria or insects that had set up home in the soil.

Ever since I started replacing it, my container gardens do much better. I use the Miracle Grow Moisture Control Potting Soil.

I also sprinkle a good dose of Osmocote, which is a time-release fertilizer for long term benefits.

I’m pleased that the reddish-pink of the Nandina carries the same color of the Coral Bells in my Spring Container Garden.

We get most of our plants from our local Home Depot. They have an extensive variety of thrillers, fillers, and spillers from which to choose to create your own “recipe”.  They have a wonderful program by which you can Order Online Here and pick it up at your local store within hours or at your convenience.
 

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And, don’t forget! Container gardening isn’t just for the outdoors! You can do indoor container gardens as well.

Thanks for making my day by SHARING!!