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15 Container Gardening Ideas

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By Janine Waite · Published on Apr 19, 2021
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My post for this beautiful day in May is Container Gardening Ideas. Yes, summer is around the corner, and now is the time to get ready for planting your pretty containers. Well, I have quite a few simple flower pots around our patios and so here is a peek into our planters.

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Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. I have shade planter, succulents, deer resistant ideas. #gardening #flowers #garden

Today is a wonderful collection of gardening ideas. From succulents, annuals, and perinnials there is something for every type of garden. Spring always is a sweet invitation to get busy in the yard. Around here when summer hits the weather is super warm and all we want to do is hangout on the patio. 

15 Container Garden ideas

I rounded up not only our flower pots around our home, but also some gorgeous containers from my friends! Enjoy perusing all these inspiring container garden ideas!

Container Garden Ideas: Ceramic Pots

About a month and a half ago, I planted this pot and filled it with the green Sweet Potato Vines as well as a Hosta, Impatiens, Lambs Ear, and Campanula Deep Blue. So most of these flowers are shade-loving plants. Also, a few of these plants are deer-resistant plants since our resident deer love to help themselves to our flowers in our front yard. I do spray them with deer repellent since I read that no plant is really deer resistant. Also a side note, we have drip irrigation going to our two ceramic pots.

A few deer-resistant plants:

Boxwood, Coleus, Daylily, Digitalis, Bleeding Heart, Dusty Miller, Foxgloves, Hardy Geranium, Hostas, Lambs Ear. Lavender, Pansies, Peony, Petunias, Rosemary, Sage, Snapdragons

 

 

Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. Place plants and flowers in unusual containers like these hydrangeas in a rattan basket.#gardening #flowers #garden

Container Garden Ideas: Baskets

Well, until my husband plants my beautiful hydrangea plant in our garden, I housed it in this lovely wicker basket. I love the combination of hydrangeas and baskets. We have three flower beds full of hydrangeas, and this spring we planted quite a few, and I’m patiently waiting for their gorgeous blue and purple blossoms. So far, our deer haven’t figured out how to jump our garden fences.

Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. Spring is the perfect time to get your garden organized and let us help you!#gardening #flowers #garden

I just posted my outdoor living space post, and this is one of the patios that I have decorated. Our yard is quite big, and so we have divided it into quite a few rooms.

Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. Grow plants in ceramic containers as well as baskets.#gardening #flowers #garden

Note the outdoor hanging lights. My husband installed them, and he had me take photos of his DIY project so, hopefully, I’ll get that post published soon since he keeps asking me. If you are interested in my outdoor DIY projects, check out our deck DIY.

Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. Come and find out drought-resistant plants as well as shade loving plants and deer resistant plants. #gardening #flowers #garden

Container Garden Ideas: Drought Resistant Plants

These Yucca plants are the perfect plants for our scorching hot pool deck. This spot gets tons of sun during the summer, and we need drought-resistant plants. We have two Yuccas, and luckily they have survived our blazing hot summers.

Drought Resistant Plants

Asters, Bearded Iris, Dianthus, Echinacea, Foxgloves, Larkspur, Lilacs, Morning Glory, Sedum, Sunflowers, Tulips, Yarrow, and Yucca.

 

Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. Lots of garden inspirations from six bloggers on this tour.#gardening #flowers #garden

Of course, some drought-resistant plants include succulents.

 

This is a beautiful tin container of succulents from Cindy Hatter

 

Beautiful Annuals

This is from my friend Loi’s home and his blog Tone on Tone. Oh, my everything he plants is gorgeous!

You can find the source of this flower container here.

 

 

Topiaries

This is from Loi and his mrytles have graced the pages of Martha’s Stewart Living magazine.

 

These gorgeous topiaries are on the front porch of Cindy Hattersley. Her home is amazing!

 

 

DIY Terra Cotta Pots

My friend Jackie (Finding Lovely) aged these new terra cotta pots. I also love all the plants that she placed in them. Everything she touches is gorgeous!

Herbs

What a cute idea! I love how they are growing so lovely in this old farmhouse chair! This inspiring container comes via Mary Ann from Classic Casual Home.

Containers with Trees

This laurel bay leaf tree is gorgeous in my friend Cindy’s garden! It sits perfectly in the middle of this courtyard!

Surprising Containers

I love Cindy Hattersly’s wagon of flowers. Her garden is exquisite

 

 

Wall Gardening

How fun is this garden display! If you’re short on space this is definitely the way to go with your garden. 

 

 

Table Top Containers

This beautiful container comes from 

Candle Container with Plants

I love this combination. It’s so pretty on this outdoor table. 

Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. #gardening #flowers #garden

Well, I hope you enjoyed this small roundup of lovely container garden ideas! So get started planting so you can relax this summer and enjoy all the beautiful flowers in your garden.

Cheers!

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Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. Aslo, find out the garden furniture sources of my patio.#gardening #flowers #garden

Chatham Chair | Capri Outdoor Umbrella | Vintage Edison String Lights | Endless Summer Hydrangea | Gingham Check Indoor Outdoor Rug

Aubrey Woven Basket | Provence Glass Table | Fire Pit

Bristol Lantern | Simpatico Hobnail Glass Candle | glassybaby Petunia Votive | Patio Chairs

 

 

 
 
 
 
Check out my Container Gardening Ideas for your summer planning. It's not too late to get your flower pots started for summer. This post is a great source of garden containers and what to plant for summer sun and shade. Six bloggers collaborated on this blog roundup. #gardening #flowers #garden

 

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  1. cindy

    May 23, 2019 at 7:20 am

    I love all of these ideas and I love having a handy list of deer resistant plants close by as well. I recently planted a few containers at the lake and I am hoping the deer, bunnies and or squirrels haven’t gobbled them up!

    Reply
    • CINDY

      May 23, 2019 at 7:21 am

      P.S thank you so much for joining us Janine!

    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:32 am

      Thank you so much for inviting me, I really had a great time!

    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:33 am

      Thank you so much!

  2. Mary Ann

    May 23, 2019 at 8:15 am

    Janine, I really DUG this post !! I often see deer families running around out your way–good to know you have a plan to keep them from your flowers. And what a beautiful garden you have!!! Thanks for doing this with us.

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:31 am

      thank you so much for inviting me, it was a wonderful tour! I feel very honored! 🙂

  3. debra @ 5th and state

    May 23, 2019 at 11:45 am

    Those hydrangea’s in the baskets are breathtaking! great post
    Debra

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:30 am

      Thank you so much, they are my favorite!

  4. Kelley

    May 23, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    So happy to have found you! Your blog is wonderful. I love to use drought tolerant anything as well. An there are so many beautiful varieties of succulents out there its hard to resist doing lots of pots and bowls filled with them. Cheers, Kelley

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:28 am

      Yes! Succulents are wonderful drought-tolerant plants and I have a hard time resisting buying them too! 🙂

  5. LA CONTESSA

    May 25, 2019 at 9:58 am

    LOVELY!
    ARE you in CALIFORNIA ALSO?
    I found you through CINDY!

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:25 am

      Yes, we are in northern California, glad to meet you!

  6. Barbara

    May 27, 2019 at 10:01 am

    Love your decorating!!! Where did you get the Oh,Hello pillow?? It’s sweet.

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      July 25, 2019 at 11:24 am

      Thank you so much! I got the pillow from Home Goods!

  7. Holly

    April 19, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    Daylily, hostas and petunias are actually deer candy in our area. Rutgers University has a wonderful list of deer-resistant plants to check out before planting.

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      April 26, 2021 at 8:00 pm

      Hi Holly,

      Thanks so much! So far the deer have left my hostas alone! They definitely don’t like my new rock roses! 🙂

  8. Ivory

    April 19, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    I need thus post. I’ve been so upset with the deer in our area. Every plant and evergreen 🌲 trees we sat out/planted, they ate them all. I appreciate this post, because you so graciously listed deer resistant flowers, and to use repellent to use against deer 🦌 🦌. I plan to be better prepared for those little buggers next time.
    I love all these plants/flowers as well as each pot they’re in. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      April 26, 2021 at 8:02 pm

      Hi Ivory,

      So, we just planted some rock roses, and I guess they are deer resistant. So far, the new plant is super happy and not pruned by our resident deer! Good luck with your garden.

  9. Patti

    April 27, 2021 at 5:10 am

    Great ideas! Can you tell me where the concrete pedestal planter is from? Thank you!

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      April 17, 2022 at 5:48 pm

      Hey Patti,
      Unfortunately there are no sources found for this item, I only include pictures. So sorry about the inconvenience.

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