Recipes For Hardy Container Gardens That Can Stand Up To The Southern Heat
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If you're looking for container garden ideas that will survive the summer months, even when you're out of town, these pretty pots are just the ticket. Picking the right blooms is the key. These Southern Living Plant Collection options are sun loving and long lasting. Find them at your local garden shop or shop online (southernlivingplants.com). Here, gardening expert Linda Vater (@potagerblog) shares advice on plants that can beat the summer heat and how to care for them.
Cluster containers together to help plants lock in moisture when you’re not there to water and care for them. «This helps them kind of create their own humidity,» says Linda Vater, who also advises using soil with high water retention. Drought-tolerant picks anchor each planter above, with the flowering 'Ever Amethyst' agapanthus on the left, 'Skyscraper' senecio (a succulent) in the center, and 'Touch of Gold' holly (an evergreen shrub) on the right. For more color in the second pot, we chose flowers that can transition according to the season. Rather than going with pansies or petunias, we used dwarf 'Little Blanche' periwinkles, which require less water.
Ingredients:
- 'Ever Amethyst' agapanthus
- 'Skyscraper' senecio
- 'Touch of Gold' holly
- 'Little Lucky Pot of Gold' lantanas
- 'Million Bells Trailing Blue' calibrachoas angelonias
- dwarf 'Little Blanche' periwinkles
How To:
- Start by loosening up the roots of the root ball (so they don’t grow in a circle) and filling each pot with loose, good quality soil about 2 1/2 inches from the top.
- Place 'Ever Amethyst' agapanthus and 'Touch of
