How To Plant Large Patio Pots

In our Pots and Planters department youll find a large variety of containers grow bags hanging baskets patio planters potting soil fertilizers and accessories.

How to plant large patio pots. 20 Ways to Use Large Garden Containers. You can have ladder shelves next to the patio furniture. The more soil your pot has the more water it will retain although in a huge pot it may take a fairly large amount of water just to moisten all the soil.

One of the most universally loved garden features is the container garden. Here are a couple rules of thumb to help you choose the right size pot for your plants. Plant it in a large pot with high-quality soil and it should live in your container garden for many years.

For a mixture of plants look for containers at least 12 inches wide. See why you should choose large flower pots and urns to bump up your landscapes style. Annuals usually need at least 8 inches of soil depth while grasses and shrubs may need two or three times that amount.

How To Arrange Pots On A Patio. Then fill around them with potting mix until your container is two-thirds full. 389 Best Container Gardens Images On Pinterest Gardening Flower.

To do so fill a wheelbarrow or other large container with your potting soil mix and use your hands or a garden tool to evenly blend the slow-release fertilizer throughout the soil before you add it to your container. When the orange daylily finishes blooming the similarly colored coleus in the pot will continue the scheme. This cobalt-blue pot is only 12 inches tall and wide yet lives large thanks to its being placed in a raised garden bed.

Of course plant roots want to be surrounded by potting soil but using it to fill the whole pot is not recommended. If you have a really large pot and would like to use less potting mix turn smaller empty containers upside down and place them on the bottom to take up some space. Notice how the colors of the container plants echo those in the border.