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Step by Step Instructions to Plant a Sunny Container Garden

                 

By Tovah Martin|Jul 08 2014| Print icon

A blue ceramic pot contains an arrangement of various green plants and flowering species, including cascading vines, set against a rustic backdrop with a wooden fence and burlap.

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.

Credit: Nat Rea
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.
Credit: Nat Rea
Insert the hair sedge.
2. Insert the hair sedge.
Credit: Nat Rea
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.
Credit: Nat Rea
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.
Credit: Nat Rea
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.
Credit: Nat Rea
Add creeping Jenny as another spiller to balance the daisies.
6. Add creeping Jenny as another spiller to balance the daisies.
Credit: Nat Rea
Water the container.
7. Water the container.
Credit: Nat Rea
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.
Credit: Nat Rea
                 

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