What flowers will gardeners use in their fall container plantings this autumn? I've got my harvest themed planters done! What about you?
I love gardening in the fall. Fall colors....crisp, cool mornings....the misty sunshine.....after the sweltering Oklahoma summers they are a welcome relief and my personally favorite time to garden. After writing the recent article about Creating Fall Containers I was inspired to make my own.
So I hit the local nursery and brought home a few new flowers to combine with some of the old plant elements to create a dramatic fall planter that looks great!
I purchased a pot of rust colored mums that were not quite in bloom yet (see this article about how to purchase healthy plants to see why I chose those over the ones already blooming away) and paired them up with some cheeky yellow pansies. To those I've added the two asparagus ferns from my first porch rail containers which have now outgrown their cocoa basket boxes to give some trailing form and create interest.
I think the final product is very beautiful and will look great next to my rustic water barrel feature and the straw scarecrow I plan to put out for Halloween.
Have you prepared your Fall Containers yet? Please stop by and share with us what you used in yours!
