SPRING HAS SPRUNG! Bring The Beauty of Spring to Your Outdoor Pots!

Spring has Sprung and it is so Beautiful. From all of the trees budding to the pretty perennials beginning to show their faces. Below I will share with you how to create elegant Spring pots! 

​Always remember to use a great potting soil to ensure your plants have the nutrients they need. I chose to use a Bloomerang Lilac as the centerpiece for this Spring Pot. This is a perennial that will come back year after year. The flowers are a very beautiful purple that always looks great for Spring. It will continue to bloom throughout Spring, and sporadically during the Summer, with a heavy flush again in Fall. Once the flourish of Spring blooms has finished, i like to add my beautiful Bloomerang Lilac to my gardens and switch my pots to summer blooming annuals.    

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Next I used a decorative grass called Acorus Ogon around the lilac. I love the bright green stripes in the grass as they reflect the sunshine so beautifully. This is a perennial as well!  

​Decorative cabbage is not just for Fall! This variety is called 'Osaka Red' Flowering Cabbage. I love how it brings out the purple colors throughout the pot! 

Next I added the annual Raspberry Stream Alysum. This will continue to grow even during the Summer to fill the pot with amazing color! 

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Lastly comes the trailers! I chose trailing 'White Atlas' Bacopa, as I always like white against a darker colored pot, and Silver Falls which will trail en masse down the pot. If you haven't used Silver Falls, I highly recommend planting in a darker pot. It is iridescent, like a silver opal. One of my favorites!

Please note I got excited and added Curly Willow! I love the wispiness that it brings to the pot! 

I love it ...I hope you love it too! 

Beautiful Inspirations

Bloomerang Lilac 
​​(zone 3 - 10)
Sun exposure
Full to part sun
Bloom time
Heavy Spring/Fall - Sporadic other seasons
Flower color
Purple
Foliage color
Mid - green
Height
Up to 4 feet if left untrimmed 

​Sara Says...plant this in your garden - it can grow almost anywhere!  ​​

Acorus Gramineus 'Acorus Ogon'
​(zone 5 - 11)
Sun exposure
Full sun tp part sun
Bloom time
Grown for foliage
Flower color
N/A
​Foliage color
Bright Green
Height
6 - 12 inches

​​Sara Says...this looks like sunshine even when there is no sun!  ​

Osaka Red 'Flowering Cabbage
​(annual)
Sun exposure
Full to part sun
Bloom time
N/A
Flower color
​N/A
Foliage color
Blue - Purple
​Height
Approx. 15 - 18 in diameter

​​​Sara Says...has a nice heft as in Spring it is hard to find pretty color in a good size! 

Alyssum Lobularia 'Raspberry Stream'​(annual)
Sun exposure
Full to part sun
Bloom time
N/A
Flower color
Purple - Deep Purple
Foliage color
Mid - green
Height
3 -4 inches

​​​Sara Says...its a soft fluffy color!  ​​

Bacopa 'Atlas White'
​(annual)
Sun exposure
Full sun
Bloom time
N/A
Flower color
​Clear White
Foliage color
Mid - Green
Height
4 - 8 inches
Cascades 18 -24 inches

​​​Sara Says...don't let this one dry out! ​​

Dichondra 'Silver Falls'
​(annual)
Sun exposure
Full to part sun
Bloom time
N/A
Flower color
​N/A
Foliage color
Silver green blue
Height
Trailing - cascading plant

​​​Sara Says...if you have  a dark pot particularly a black pot, you will adore this. Does not do well in shade!