Summer Container Recipe Playlist

Posted on: May 21, 2024
Posted in: Annuals

Welcome to the beautifully uncomplicated world of container garden design. We’re taking the guesswork out of it for you with our fool-proof planting recipes.

Beautiful Day (U2)

The “Beautiful Day” recipe is for part sun, (less than 6 hours of direct sun per day), and the plant list includes:

Perennial Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Caladium
Begonia
Torenia
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia)
Torenia
Wire Vine

Sunshine in My Pocket (J TIMBERLAKE)

The “Sunshine in My Pocket” recipe is for full sun, (6 or more hours of direct sun per day), and the plant list includes:

Canna
Coleus
Lantana
Sweet Potato Vine

Oh, Joy Begin (D MATTHEWS)

The “Oh Joy Begin” recipe is for part sun, (less than 6 hours of direct sun per day), and the plant list includes:

Gartenmeister Fuchsia
Kong Coleus
New Guinea Impatiens
Euphorbia
Trailing Coleus
Mezoo

Here Comes the Sun (THE BEATLES)

The “Here Comes the Sun” recipe is for full sun, (6 or more hours of direct sun per day), and the plant list includes:

Perilla
Geranium
Angelonia
Bacopa
Silver Falls Dichondra

Simply Sunpatiens (BEDNER’S MIX)

The “Simply SunPatiens” recipe is for full sun, (6 or more hours of direct sun per day), and the plant list includes:

Pennisetum ‘Fireworks’ or rubrum
Sunpatiens
Sweet Potato Vine

Melanie Bedner

Melanie has been with the family garden center business since 1999, gaining hands-on experience in nearly every aspect–from cashiering and greenhouse production to bookkeeping, perennial buying, marketing, and store management. Now serving as Finance and Marketing Director, she combines her expertise with a passion for growing the business. She and her husband, Russ, have loved seeing how plants, gardening, and beautiful landscapes bring joy to our community.