Inspire your own beautiful plantings
If you love planting container gardens but don't know where to start, check out our slideshow of 36 recipes you can follow for success. Find your perfect container for gardening in our collection of container gardening recipes.
1. Cottage-style container gardening
Create a perfect cottage container garden on a windowsill using plants with soft shades of pink and purple and loose, open forms. Here, petunias, licorice plants, and verbena work perfectly. This plant grows best in full sun.
A. Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie') — 1
B. Licorice plant (Helichrysum petiolare) - 1
C. Petunia 'Carpet Lilac' - 2
D. Verbena 'Aztec Pink Magic'- 1
e. Wishbone Flower (Torania 'Summer Wave Blue') — 1
F. Salvia 'Lady in Red'- 1
G. Petunia 'Ramblin' White' - 1
H. Petunia 'Pink Daddy' — 1
2. Galvanized pot containers
A beautiful window box container garden can be simple or complex. Here, colorful petunias in interesting galvanized pots are just as impactful as a multi-hued composition. This plant grows best in full sun.
A. Petunia 'Wave Pink' — 1
3. Dramatic full-sun container garden
Use contrasting colors to create drama in your container gardening. Here, shades of purple blend well together - and make a stunning contrast with a salmon geranium. This plant grows best in full sun.
A. Lobelia erinus - 3
B. Petunia 'Blue Velvet' — 1
C. Geranium ( Pelargonium 'Fantasia Salmon') - 2
D. Viola 'Sherbet Purple Duet'- 2
E. Lavender Pink Petunia – 1
4. Tropical Container Gardening
Create a container for attention-grabbing gardening using bold colors and tropical plants. Here, a tree-shaped hibiscus adds even more appeal. This plant grows best in full sun.
A. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis – 1
B. Japanese Bloodgrass (Imperata Cylindrical 'Rubra') - 3
C. Salvia (Salvia splendens) – 3
D. New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens 'Celebration Deep Red') — 3
5. Yellow container garden
Bright shades of yellow will catch the eye even in the yard in this sunny container for gardening. Here, golden sunflowers make an impact with their large, bold flowers. This cheerful container grows best in full sun.
A. Dwarf Sunflower (Helianthus 'Elf') - 3
B. Snapdragon (Antirrhinum 'Yellow Chimes') — 6
C. celosia 'New Look Yellow' — 3
D. Marigold (Daget's 'Johnny Bright Yellow') - 4
e. Lysimachia 'Outback Sunset' — 3
F. Potato Vine (Solanum jasminoides 'Variegata') - 2
6. Scent-attention planter
Large container gardens appeal to many senses. Here, a hybrid of rose and thyme smells just as good as they look. This plant grows best in full sun.
A. Miniature Rose (Rosa spp.) – 1
B. Creeping Thyme (Thymus spp.) - 3
C. English ivy (Hedera helix) - 3
7. Heat and humidity-tolerant container gardening
Plan carefully if you need to place a container for gardening in a difficult location. Here, for example, canna, lantana, and maiden grass stand up to the heat and humidity to do well all summer long. This planting grows best in full sun or partial shade.
A. Canna 'Pretoria' - 2
B. Lantana 'Lucky White' - 4
C. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Dappled Dawn') - 1
D. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Dark Frills') - 2
E. Vinca major 'Variegata' — 3
F. Melambodium paludosum - 1
G. Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea patatas 'Margarita') - 1
H. Maidengrass (Miscanthus sinensis) – 1
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