Containers are masters of magic for the tired garden

Oh yes it's here, the hot humid days of August in the New England garden.

Many of our gardens are now bursting with color! Yellows, oranges, pinks purples whites blues and more!

Soon September will be here and many of the garden colors will begin to wain.

If you haven't a container ready for placing in those oh so lonesome spots that emerge when the perennial burst is over, now is a great time to begin them. Many annuals and perennials are still out there waiting for a home! A container planting could be the perfect answer.

Here I've filled a dark corner that looks lovely with its Spring blossoms, but right now without the container it would be nothing but green, greeen, green. The oranges and yellows and limes I've filled the container with are visible from my Kitchen window a good 75 feet away! How nice is that.

The hummingbirds love the fuschia and impatience. I can opt to place the bright colored heucheras in the garden in late autumn, or overwinter them in the container for next year.

I will likely fill the container with a few interesting woody stems and evergreen boughs and berried holly stems for the winter season, a welcome site along the path during December and January journeys to the shed.

I have many containers - as you may have guessed with a name like 'Potscapes'. I use them in all areas of my gardens, patios, entryways, walkways, decks and landscape.

I enjoy planning what I will do with each one every year. Some years I've put roses in them when I wanted to know how a particular rose would look in the garden, other years I've planted them with vegetables to harvest from the kitchen patio. I bring many of them in to overwinter indoors. The lavendar I brought in last Fall flowered over the winter in my South facing dining room. Such a wonderful treat!

Finding the container to fill is as much fun as filling it. I've found a few fun things in my travels and received others as gifts. I'm always on the peek for something different and of course have a nice collection waiting for their chance to be part of the magic welcomed by the tired garden. Wouldn't you agree that meeting this little monster just might make your day!

Filled with Parsley and Portulaca, this little monster is a favorite of many visitors to my garden.
If you'd like me to help you with a bit of magic for your garden, visit my website and give me a shout.