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Flower container design ideas: thriller, filler, and spiller
A Tried and True Design Concept The golden rule of container design uses three types of flowers: thriller, filler, spiller. Thriller is your focal plant. It's big and
Recipe for an organic DIY potting soil and why you should always use compost.
WHAT IS THE BEST POTTING SOIL? Potting soil is different than regular soil. If you put garden soil into your container, it will compact, drown the roots, and
Are you sure you’re properly watering plants in your containers?
I believed I was watering my plant containers properly until my leaves began to turn yellow. I went down the rabbit hole to see what I was doing
Flower planting schedule for the whole year.
In yesterday's blog post, I wrote about the flowers you can expect to harvest in your garden in every season. However, the growing schedule looks different than the
Container gardening all year long.
A sample year of growing flowers in containers. I always find it helpful to see what other gardeners grow during which months. The different weather zones shift the
There is a perfect container for every plant.
If you are anything like me, you’ve spent loads of money on cute planters only to find out that they were wrong for the plants you bought them