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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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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cindy
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!
CINDY
P.S thank you so much for joining us Janine!
happyhappynester
Thank you so much for inviting me, I really had a great time!
happyhappynester
Thank you so much!
Mary Ann
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.
happyhappynester
thank you so much for inviting me, it was a wonderful tour! I feel very honored! 🙂
debra @ 5th and state
Those hydrangea’s in the baskets are breathtaking! great post
Debra
happyhappynester
Thank you so much, they are my favorite!
Kelley
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
happyhappynester
Yes! Succulents are wonderful drought-tolerant plants and I have a hard time resisting buying them too! 🙂
LA CONTESSA
LOVELY!
ARE you in CALIFORNIA ALSO?
I found you through CINDY!
happyhappynester
Yes, we are in northern California, glad to meet you!
Barbara
Love your decorating!!! Where did you get the Oh,Hello pillow?? It’s sweet.
happyhappynester
Thank you so much! I got the pillow from Home Goods!
Holly
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.
happyhappynester
Hi Holly,
Thanks so much! So far the deer have left my hostas alone! They definitely don’t like my new rock roses! 🙂
Ivory
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
happyhappynester
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.
Patti
Great ideas! Can you tell me where the concrete pedestal planter is from? Thank you!
happyhappynester
Hey Patti,
Unfortunately there are no sources found for this item, I only include pictures. So sorry about the inconvenience.