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Step by Step Instructions to Plant a Sunny Container Garden

                 

By Tovah Martin

Jul 08 2014

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Monitoring won’t be an issue because you won’t be able to keep your eyes off this container. But remember to water it regularly and keep it tidy.

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1. Put soil into the bottom of a container and dig a hole.
1. Put soil into the bottom of a container and dig a hole.
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Insert the hair sedge.
2. Insert the hair sedge.
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Insert the begonia and tease the hair sedge through; then insert the lantana and weave it in.
3. Insert the begonia and tease the hair sedge through; then insert the lantana and weave it in.
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Lighten up the color with the variegated foliage of the zonal geranium.
4. Lighten up the color with the variegated foliage of the zonal geranium.
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Use the daisies as a groundcover to hide the edge of the container.
5. Use the daisies as a groundcover to hide the edge of the container.
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Add creeping Jenny as another spiller to balance the daisies.
6. Add creeping Jenny as another spiller to balance the daisies.
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Water the container.
7. Water the container.
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Monitoring won't be an issue because you won't be able to keep your eyes off this container. But remember to water it regularly and keep it tidy.
8. Monitoring won’t be an issue because you won’t be able to keep your eyes off this container. But remember to water it regularly and keep it tidy.
Photo Credit : Nat Rea

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