Patio Containers - One Color Each - July 2022
The past few years, I've used a tricolor combination in the 'corner container' on our back patio that was inspired by beds in Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. Red, Orange and blue/purple. Last year it was marigolds, salvia and petunia . Along with an Elephant Ear tucked into the corner for a little tropical flair. This year, I went a different route - with a monochromatic scheme. Well... actually since the foliage is green and the flowers are all white, this might *technically* be a complementary scheme. But, I'm going to call it one-color. I went this route with both the corner wooden container and the larger clay pot that we've had for 10 years or so. Let's start with the corner container. I planted this with a combination of white flowering annuals and some foliage plants. First, the flowers: 16 Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca. Those are the white flowers with red centers. And 16 Easy Wave White spreading Petuni...