Today we want to talk about potted plants. It’s funny because several other blogs have
also discussed potted plants and urns this week. I guess spring fever is taking over and we
are all ready to start getting our hands dirty and our yards back into bloom.
Keeping with the French style, we love to use pots / urns;
terra cotta, glazed, concrete, it doesn’t matter. There is nothing that accents a French style
home better than a nicely organized arrangement or a simple hydrangea or
boxwood. What we love is that they are
mobile! Did your hydrangea not like
where it was last year? Okay, get a
dolly and move that pot to another location. It’s so easy because you don’t
need to dig it up and replant. Trust me
we learned the hard way. I think half of
the plantings in our landscape were planted two or three times over just
because we played with their location. Also,
if you have an atrium then you can just wheel those plants right into the
protection of the sun filled room and enjoy them a little longer, if not all
year.
I tend to favor terra cotta pots made in Italy. There may be no science to it, but these pots
seem to grow more beautiful as they get older.
The plantings also seem to do better than those planted in terra cotta
made elsewhere (sorry USA).
Love this Courtyard. You could change the landscape just by rearranging the pots !
(Also great for when you move - take the landscape with you!)
The classic american boxwood. These are courtesy of Southern Living.
The Meyer Lemon Tree; a must for any serious home cook, plus they look great in the kitchen in front of a large open window.
Any flower looks great in Terra Cotta pots.
Tomorrow I will post some videos showing how we keep our outdoor pots watered all summer long while never touching a watering can. Till then, happy planting!
