Fall Container Garden Ideas

Well, it's time: my summer flowers are looking like they've seen better days. So off I go this weekend to find my fall replacements for the flowerpots on my front steps, porch window boxes, and back patio. I love having flowers greet you when you walk up to my house - it's time consuming but worth it! It's just so welcoming.

I found these arrangements in an old copy of Cottage Living a while back, tore them out and put them in my "Home Decor Wish Book" (it's where I keep ideas as I find them). I didn't expect they would still be on the CL website as it was a 2005 copy, but they were! So here are some arrangements that I'm taking with me to the garden center as inspiration. (and here's the link if you want to read the full article) http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/gardens/article/0,21135,1113420,00.html

Playful Arrangement:
A: Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum); B: variegated Japanese sedge (Carex morrowii 'Variegata'); C: florist mums; D: small white pumpkins 'Baby boo'; E: ornamental peppers


Elegant Arrangment:
A: Ornamental cabbage 'Dynasty'; B: ivy (Hedera helix 'Glacier'); C: ornamental kale 'Kamone'; D: ornamental kale 'Peacock'; E: cascading mums


Modern Arrangement:
A: Black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus); B: small white pumpkins 'Snowball'; C: large white pumpkins 'Lumina'; D: bittersweet (cut branches)