Website for what plants to put in a pot to look good needed

jennieliz

I can follow directions but I cannot come up with artsy ideas on my own.  Is there a site that says buy this and plant it in this order?  If so, what is it?

nic326

have you checked out hgtv.com? they have lots of ideas for all sorts of stuff

SLPgirl

Your best bet would be to go to a nursery a talk to someone that works there. You need to tell them how much sun the plants are going to get and they can help you come up with some options. I think it's prettiest to plant 3 things in big pots: something tall in the middle, flowers around it for color and then a drapey plant like a vine- usually some kind of ivy.

KoriBrett

this. ?Don't want to plant things in an arrangement that take different light or moisture. ?Or that will strangle out the others, etc.

Rebekah1021

SLPgirl:

Your best bet would be to go to a nursery a talk to someone that works there. You need to tell them how much sun the plants are going to get and they can help you come up with some options. I think it's prettiest to plant 3 things in big pots: something tall in the middle, flowers around it for color and then a drapey plant like a vine- usually some kind of ivy.

This. I have learned that my favorite flowers don't do go in all sun and my yard is mostly all sun. 

joy143dh

If you can get to a Mahoney's, they will usually have someone on staff who can help you (totally worth the 90min trip to Wilmington from where I am, IMO)   I also found that some plants need to be blocked from wind - a harsh lesson after spending a lot of $$ on holly bushes.