Summer Mixed Container Design Ideas

 It's almost time for stunning mixed containers to grace the porches in our neighborhoods. Picking out plants to fill your container can either be a blast, or totally overwhelming. Either way, below are some recipes for your inspiration!

The Key

You may have heard of the key to mixed container design, and it's using the "Thriller, Filler, Spiller" method. Your container should have at least one plant representing each category for a cohesive and pleasing look. 

• Thriller
• Tall, shoots up, typically the focal point of your design
• Grasses, Spike, Snapdragons, Mandevilla, Angelonia, Croton, Cordyline, snake plant, Alocasia
• Filler
• Bushy, fills in, provides color
• Coleus, Marigolds, Celosia, Coneflower, impatiens, begonia, Vinca, geranium, Pentas, ferns
• Spiller
• Mounding or spilling habit, creates balance with your design
• Portulaca, Mezoo, Sweet Potato Vine, Ivy, asparagus fern, creeping jenny, bacopa, streptocarpella

Sun Loving Recipes

Photo Credits: Sunshine Garden Center
Million Bells, Petunia, Geranium, Canna, Salvia, Coleus

Photo Credits: Contained Creations
Purple fountain grass, coleus, marigold, mezoo, scaevola Fan Flower, Lantana

Shade Loving Recipes

Photo Credit: Ralph Anderson
Recipe: Caladium, Coleus, Asparagus Fern, Ivy

Photo Credits: Contained Creations
Recipe: Fern, Coleus, Begonia, Ivy

Fun & Different Recipes

Herb & Flower Container Garden
Credit: Pleasant View Gardens

Houseplant and Annual Shade Mix
Photo Credit: Perfect Pots
Begonia (Gryphon & Rex), Tradescantia, Torenia Wishbone Flower, Streptocarpella

Still not sure what to use? Stop by the store and we will be happy to help.