This week, in between rain showers, I filled up more containers with the lovely flowers I bought at Atwater Market. I would have loved to spend a whole day planning my containers, making lists and then driving up to my favourite nursery, Jasmin, but at the last minute I decided that I could skip all of that and go to Atwater with my friend, Linda, and do everything in 2 hours. So much for my own carefully worded advice (see my previous post, “https://vivtranquilgarden.com/container-planting/!”). With a rough idea of what I needed I was able to do pretty well. I picked up mostly very common plants: marigolds, verbena, lobelia, million bells (calibrachoa) , white alyssum, ivy, sweet potato vine (both purple and green), as well as a couple whose names I can’t remember. Maybe you’ll spot them in the photos and you can remind me! I also made up a version of the caladium planter from the video I posted last time, but I used the two caladiums that I over-wintered, so they’re barely visible. I hope you enjoy the pictures and get inspired to have fun with your own containers!
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