Container Gardening With Annuals

Annuals are plants that complete their entire life cycle in one season. Annuals can have a wide variety of uses in your outdoor room because of their diversity under dynamic conditions. Annuals can be complimentary to perennial beds, as filler plants, or they can be used in containers and window boxes alone or as a continuously flowering focal point. Therefore, no matter what your needs may be annuals can help achieve that special look under many different settings and conditions.

*New in '09, Grieder Garden Center will have a plants and potting service. Keep looking for updated information and pictures about this new service!

Annuals That Thrive in Containers

	Double Impatiens
	Euphorbia (Diamond Frost)
	Geranium
	Vinca Vine
	Sweet Potato Vine
	Dracaena Spike
	Lamium
	Begonia (Non-Stop, Dragon Wing)
	Lantana
	Coleus
	Petunia (Supertunia)
	Verbena
	Angelonia

Grieder Garden Center can also supply you with the plants and knowledge to create stunning container displays.

Here are just a few combination examples:

Shade Container

A     Solenostemon (Coleus) 'Dappled Apple'
         Qty: 1
B     Solenostemon (Coleus) 'Religious Radish'
         Qty: 2
C    Colocasia (Elephant's Ear) 'Illustris'
         Qty: 1
D     Heuchera (Coral Bells) 'Amethyst Myst'
         Qty: 1
E     Heuchera (Coral Bells) 'Green Spice'
         Qty: 2
F     Sedum 'Angelina'
         Qty: 2

Shade Container

A     Heuchera (Coral Bells) 'Dolce Pink Melba'
         Qty: 3
B     Impatiens (New Guinea Impatiens) 'Infinity Orange'
         Qty: 2

Sun Container

A     Calibrachoa 'Superbells Red'
         Qty: 2
B      Solenostemon (Coleus) 'Religious Radish'
         Qty: 2
C      Ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine) 'Margarita'
         Qty: 2
D     Petunia 'Supertunia Lemon Plume'
         Qty: 2
E     Rhamnus (Buckthorn) 'Fine Line'
        Qty: 1

Part Shade to Part Sun Container

A     Acorus (Dwarf White Striped Sweet Flag) 'Variegatus'
        Qty: 1
B     Solenostemon (Coleus) 'Old Lace'
        Qty: 1
C     Verbena 'Tukana Salmon'
         Qty: 1
D     Verbena 'Tukana White'
         Qty: 1

Sun Container

A     Gaura (Butterfly Flower) 'Karalee Petite Pink'
         Qty: 1
B     Heuchera (Coral Bells) 'Dolce Creme Brulee'
         Qty: 3
C     Heuchera (Coral Bells) 'Dolce Key Lime Pie'
         Qty: 2
D     Ipomea (Sweet Potato Vine) 'Tricolor'
         Qty: 3

Grieder Garden Center carries a large selection of Proven Winners quality plants.
Please visit our shop or their website for more container recipes.

Caring For Your Container Garden

Watering
Keep evenly moist. This may include daily watering. Pots in the sun will need more water than pots in the shade. Containers should have a drain hole in the bottom to allow excess water to escape.

Fertilize
Apply a balanced fertilizer (10-10-10-) at least every two weeks. Fertilizer that completely dissolves in water is the easiest OR dilute fertilizer 1/8 strength and fertilize daily. Fertilizing is necessary because the nutrients are flushed through the soil through the watering process.

Rotate Container
If the plant receives light more from one direction or the other, turn the plant frequently to avoid lopsided growth.

Deadhead
Remove dead blossoms to keep the plant growing and attractive. If blooms remain, the plant is putting its energy into seeds rather than new blooms and foliage.

Trim Back
Some plants become leggy or become too large as the season progresses. Cut back using sharp scissors or pruners. Cut off stem just above a leaf. This invigorates the plant to produce more foliage.

Container Gardening With Annuals

*New in '09, Grieder Garden Center will have a plants and potting service. Keep looking for updated information and pictures about this new service!

Grieder Garden Center can also supply you with the plants and knowledge to create stunning container displays.

Here are just a few combination examples:

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