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THINK OUTSIDE THE WINDOW BOX

Creative Containers

Kirsten Soriano

•Ficus elastic ‘Burgandy’•Rex Begonia•Coleus•Hakoncheloa ‘Japanese Forest Grass’•Ipomea ‘Sweet Potato Vine’•Fuschia•Begonia ‘Fire Cracker’

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EcherviaSedum

-or-Basil, Parsley and Chives

Container gardening should be fun, this could be a creative centerpiece or a thoughtful gift. It will definitely spark some converstion!

PLANTING TECHNIQUES

• Choose plants that require similar water and light

requirements

• Keep in mind that what is dominant and largest

when first planted may be overtaken by the end

of the season, and that’s o.k

• Containers are often overplanted

• If planting one type of in a pot, consider

grouping pots together

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Cluster containers together

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WETTING AGENT

A polymer product used to absorb and move water through the root system.Reducing the need to water plants.

CLIMBING AND TRAILING

•Mandevilla•Petunia•Ostiospermum•Creeping Jenny•Ivy Geranium•Sweet Potato Vine

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SUCCULENTSSTONESSUN

•Sansevieria trifasciata‘Snake Plant’

•Croton•Sedum•Echervia•Ficus elastic ‘Ruby’

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•Sedum•Jade•Echervia•Sempervirens‘Spider web’•Kalanchoe‘Donkey Ears’

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Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten

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•Perennial Hibiscus

CONTAINERS

Good drainage is important

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•Hosta

•Calla Lily•Greenhouse Hydrangea •Reiger Begonia

•Philodendron ‘Neon’ •Bacopa•Nemisia•Vinca Vine

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•Canna ‘Tropicana’•Sisyrinchium•Heuchera ‘Southern Comfort’ Coral Bells•Rex Begonia

•Cordeline australis•Caladium•Dragon Wing Begonia•Bidens•Scavolia

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POTTING SOIL

Information provided:•Contains Fertilizer•Contains ‘Moisture Pro’•30 lb bag fills 4- 12” pots

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Information provided:•Amount of soil needed•Ingredients•Best uses for this mix

FALL

• Japanese Maple

• Carex aurea• Fern

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•Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar•Kale•Pansies

WINTER

•Red Twig Dogwood•Red Sprite Winterberry•Norway Spruce

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•Alberta Spruce•Blue Holly•White Pine•Southern Magnolia•Ivy ‘Gold Child’•Golden HinokiCypress•Western Cedar•Kale

•White Birch Branches•Cotoneaster•Southern Magnolia•Eucalyptus•Arborvitae ‘Green Giant’

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Slow Release Fertilizer•Absorbed by plant throughout season•Can last up to 4-6 months

FERTILIZERWater Soluble Fertilizer•Dissolves in water•Available to plant when water is applied and absorbed by plant•Needs to be applied every10-14 days

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American Boxwood

Tricks of the Trade