We welcome back Shannon Fitzpatrick (Sloat assistant manager and plant expert), to talk through and demonstrate how to put together a container. This webinar will cover basic steps as well as how to combine plants and ongoing care. This is a terrific class for beginner container gardeners as well as anyone that needs a refresher.
Note:
The blue “shade” pot had:
- Dianella Cassa Blue
- Senecio Dusty Miller
- Heuchera Purple Rain Forest
- Glechoma Variegata “Creeping Charlie”
The terra cotta “sun” pot had:
- Leucadendron Salignum Chief
- Lomandra Tropic Belle
- Bulbine Frutescens Yellow Form
- Echeveria Elegans Grey Red
- Festuca Elijah’s Blue
- Lysmachia Creeping Jenny Green
Outline:
1. The 3 “ill’s” of Container Designing
- Thrill
- Fill
- Spill
2. Is This a Fling or a Lifetime Commitment?
- Like It, Love It, Gotta Have It
- Annual v. Perennial
3. Choosing the Correct Sized Pot
- These plants are gonna GROW!
- Depth and width: equally important
4. Choosing the Correct Plants
- Sun vs. Shade
- “Full” size potential
- Soil type
- Watering needs
5. Let your inner artist, out 
- Don’t be afraid to mix-it-up!
- Plants only have to have “like needs”
6. How to Water
- Looooooong deep soaks, less often
- Pruning and “Re-potting”
- Better for you, better for the plants
- Add, Remove, Replace, Repeat.
Supply List
- Gloves
- Plants
- Pots
- Potting Soil
- Keeper Stopper
- Fertilizer
