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Pot plants for along wall

3 years ago

After ideas for some pots and plants that could go on the pebbles next to the wall. Just looking for a couple statement pieces really.

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Kate
3 years ago
Stef, your best bet is to go to your local nursery for advice and see what you like.
Austere Hamlet
3 years ago
Crotons are dramatic and easy care. They are also quite inexpensive to buy. They do well in either full sun or part shade and tend to be most showy in part shade. You really need to live subtropics though to get the best out of them.

If you live temperate then some garden classics will do well in that spot. The classic lavender and geranium. Both showy perrennials that are easy care and thrive on neglect. They do require an annual prune them to keep them from going leggy.

NOt your thing? How about this recent favourite. The fiddle leaved fig. They can grow enormously tall in the ground. But in pots they are easy to maintain a particular size. They are often used as house plants in smaller sizes. They do offer a dramatic large glossy leaf.
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julie herbert
3 years ago
Hi Stef,
To make a statement find fabulous cacti or succulents for impact, add some beautiful planters and it could look stunning with your chair and side table.
rocksfam
3 years ago
If you like the Mediterranean look, you could do something like this....
Stef Anie
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you! Wow lovely the cacti! I wonder if I could buy large ones locally....
macyjean
3 years ago
Pots need more maintenance, as in extra attention to watering and fertilising and possibly occasional repotting when the plant grows too large. Is there a reason you don't want to plant in the ground? Climate and orientation are really important to consider.
Stef Anie
Original Author
3 years ago
Mainly because we have pebbles along the house and don’t really want plant growing close to wall/slab
macyjean
3 years ago
So climate and orientation?
Stef Anie
Original Author
3 years ago
Orientation north east. Sub tropical humid climate
macyjean
3 years ago
So plenty of sun (make sure pots don't dry out) and no frost (giving you lots more choices than I am familiar with in my frosty climate).
julie herbert
3 years ago
Lots of choices for a sub tropical look.

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