Pink and Green Shade Flower Container - Front Porch - August 2022
That (above) is our front porch seasonal flower container for Summer 2022. Earlier this Spring, we planted this long, rectangular container with pansies that were cold-hardy. Last month, I finally got around to planting this with Summer annuals. Last year, we went with a more bold and wild container , so this year, I went a little more subdued. I don't love pink flowers in my garden, but when I was the Big Box nursery, I found a few pink things that I thought might work in our front porch box. This is a pretty shady spot - it gets a tiny bit of morning sun, but is in the shade for 98% of the day. What's in here? First...there are a pair of Fiber Optic grasses. I dug those out of the back patio container since they were being swallowed up by the Petunias . They won't be missed. Then there's a purple Sweet Potato vine, some simple shade Begonias and pink Polka Dot plants. All the containers ar...