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The big planter by the front door has also really come into its own, but no matter what I tried, the Bordeaux petunia ate almost everything else in the container. I absolutely love the cardoon in it though.
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The boxwood planting by the garage didn’t change a whole lot but the petunias get way overgrown and lanky so I ripped them out a couple weeks ago. I’ll be overwintering the boxwood in the container in the garage.
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I’m disappointed with how the window box faired this year. While the nasturtiums looked great for awhile, they got pretty raggy in the end.
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The planters on the steps by the front door have actually improved a bit since mid-summer. But you can’t even see the bottom one anymore because the nasturtiums planted nearby have crawled up over it.
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I’m not so sure about the planter in the middle of the garden. It was showing promise for awhile there but I think I tried to jam too much in it to the detriment of the entire planting.
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The stump planter in the garden was really cute all summer and I’m happy I did it. The deer got at it recently and nipped off all the blooms but it brought so much color to that area before that happened.
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How did your containers grow this summer?
My nasturtiums are looking ragged too and I'm thinking its time to get rid of them.
Beautiful! You've obviously put a lot of time and thought into designing and taking care of these plantings. Some may have worked out more successfully than others this year, but it's always a learning process, and the weather can be different from year to year, making the same things work better in some years than in others. I look forward to seeing your next ideas for container plantings next spring! -Beth