Planter Ideas: 10 Inspiring Design Tips for Gorgeous Garden

Selecting thrillers, fillers, and spillers

When buying several plants that will be put in a container, this vessel design rule works fairly well. To learn how well the plant will develop during the season, carefully read the plant tags.

Choosing a color palette for container 

Don't wear the same style year after year. The colour scheme for my container will occasionally be determined by a single superstar plant, but other times I'll use the same colour for all of my planters.

Vertical and hanging planter ideas

Use all of the space that is available for containers. It entails incorporating wall- or fence-mounted vertical planters and hanging basket.

Planter ideas for shade

Selecting annuals for shade might be challenging because the nursery's shade area is typically smaller than its full sun area.

Make a big impact with singles or doubles

When putting up a rich, crowded container arrangement, there is undoubtedly power in numbers.

Sneak some edibles into your ornamental containers

Whether they are in the ground or pots, I include edible plants in my aesthetic gardens. Lemon thyme, cocoa mint, flat-leaf and curly parsley, creeping rosemary, lemon, and sage.

Choose unique foliage to add to container arrangements

Beautiful foliage is available to add to pots. I adore the seemingly limitless kinds of coleus at the garden centre, as well as the Rex begonias, Polka dot plant, & hostas.

Don’t be afraid to add perennials to your containers

If you include perennials in the list of planter options, the range of options expands dramatically. Heucheras are my favourite plant to utilise since they have so many delicious colours, from violet to caramel.

Dramatic Full Sun Container Garden

To add drama to your gardening pot, choose contrasting colours. Purple hues blend harmoniously in this setting and create a lovely contrast with the salmon geranium. This plant thrives in direct sunlight.

Bloomless Container Garden

Here's another illustration of how to plant a gardening container with intriguing foliage to create a superb bloomless container. A golden-variegated plectranthus contrasts wonderfully with a purple phormium. This plant thrives in light shade.