Care for evergreen container plants.
Evergreen plants for front door pots.
We have used them in places like between our garage doors beside our pool and next to our front and back doors.
Pots and containers offer the gardener great versatility and are a fantastic way to experiment with planting and design.
Boxwood evergreen ornamental shrubs with small oval glossy evergreen leaves these shrubs grow to medium size.
From short term bedding displays to permanent features of small trees and topiary planting in pots adds another dimension to the garden softening corners brightening dull spots and providing instant yet easily changeable results.
Growing 12 to 18 inches tall and wide it s great for lining paths illuminating shady areas growing in containers and mixing with blue orange deep green or burgundy plants.
If you have full sun try planting bush dwarf or patio type vegetables that thrive in containers so your front pots do double duty.
Herbs such as rosemary or a mixed container of chives rosemary and parsley are another option.
Who says your front door plants can t be useful too.
It s important to choose shrubs for containers carefully.
A pair of garden pots with ornamental grasses strings of pearls and flowers on them are resting at the front door feeling like they are the attractive ones.
Plant in in usda zones 5 to 9.
Luckily evergreens grow very well in containers and are cold hardy in most environments.
These plants are available in different shapes sizes and styles.
Plants in pots add a variety of visual interest to the outside of your home.
They also can create a lot of curb appeal.
If you re looking for a trailing plant to frame your front door whether you plan to hang it or let it trail upwards from a pot or a window box english ivy is a great.
These winners of the rhs award of garden merit are all good choices and they have a long season of interest which is important as containers tend to be sited in prominent positions.
We seriously have nearly twenty plants just in pots outside our home.
Evergreen shrubs with dense foliage are commonly used for topiary.
Keep reading to learn more about container grown evergreens.
Heights are not given as plants will vary with the size of the container and how.
The best evergreen shrubs.
They look really beautiful and are perfect for your front door planters.
The placement of a few evergreens in containers on your patio will look good all year and give you a much welcomed boost of winter color.
Some of the best evergreen shrubs for your front or backyard are.
Mahonia beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs that thrive in full sun or shade and produce stunning blossoms every year.
I don t know about you but henry and i love using greenery outside in pots and containers.
Topiary basically refers to the method of creating unique designs and sculptures using shrubs and trees.
