I love this condition for small pots .
In arecent pillar , Washington Postgardening editorialist Adrian Higgins addressed the long - hallowed “ thriller / filler / trotline ” possibility of container gardening . He maintain it and expose it at the same sentence , which seems right to me . While it ’s true that the drama of a tall plant is heightened by contrast plants that spill over the sides and fill in the middle , there are stack of other ways to make great container . One big beautiful plant — paper rush , coleus , colocasia , banana — or a colorful array of dim yearbook can be glorious in a practiced container . Ordinarily , however , I do like colour contrast . My favorite contrasts are various switch of yellow / majestic / white , and greenish ( light green ) . It tends to work out better if the contrasting plants have dissimilar form and texture , so you find yourself following t / f / s almost by default option .
There are other component where I agree and disaccord with the how - tos .
I love this shape for smaller pots.
SoilThe passport are always to allow for brand - new potting soil with every planting ; job such as disease , crush , and too many fertiliser common salt are cited . Often I have no choice , because when I take erstwhile industrial plant out , their ascendent have completely taken over and there ’s no soil left . But if there is stain , I compromise , mixing in some new , but keeping the old , and fluffing it up a spot . I ’ve never see a problem . I always expend some type of potting mixing .
This ( the little black one ) is the smallest container I ’ve ever planted . credibly not in there for the long catch .
ContainersMy personal rule is the bigger the good , in most case , and I detest plastic . So that lands me with some heavy containers . I ’ve tried to utilize fewer and better pot over the age ; I ’ve also constitute that if I cover them with tarps , I do n’t have to stash away them over the winter . They survived Buffalo ’s recent winter with no problem . That helped when it came prison term to set them up .
This (the little black one) is the smallest container I’ve ever planted. Probably not in there for the long haul.
Please note : the whole approximation of putting shard , gravel , packing peanut etc . in the bottom of pots for drainage has been exhaustively debunked by our friends , the Garden Professors , many times . Just google it .
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I know that some gardener opine of containers as eminent sustentation or otherwise troublesome . Not me . They ’re excellent vehicles for experimenting with Modern annual , enjoy tropicals outside , and hold sport with coloring . Agree ?
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