A cute trellis allows this homeowner to enjoy a clematis on a small patio yard that has no room for planting.
- A cute trellis allows this homeowner to enjoy a clematis on a small patio yard that has no room for planting.
- Colorful flowers soften this staircase that would otherwise be harsh and uninviting.
- This is a great example of a sculptural upright plant alongside a trailing one, and I like the color combination.
- This photo is a great example of a successful container and one that's not so great. The plants on the left are in scale with the pot and visually interesting. The plant on the right is too small for the pot and could use a little help from a plant in a complementary color.
- This combination is successful because the variety of containers is tempered by the limited range of colors used.
- This ingenious homeowner installed pots vertically to get more living color on a deck.
- This planting is clearly about showing off a great container. Using one un-flashy plant draws your eye to the pot but doesn't overwhelm it.
- In this setting, the container was used to bring the flowers up higher so they could be seen above the other plants.
- This spectacular container that appears to be made from a tree is filled with eye-catching plants that are in scale with each other and the pot.
- A collection of old olive jars frame the doorway to the garden that leads off to the right of the photo. The simple elegance of the pots is matched in the classic beauty of the roses.
- This gardenia in a simple, smooth olive jar brings to mind a quiet corner in an old European garden.
- A tall, tapered container is a great base for the sculptural agaves and the underplanting softens the line between the two.
- The patina on this old planter gives it character, and the successful planting doesn't try to compete with that.
- Something upright, something trailing, contrasting colors to scale in a simple planter - this pot has it all.
- In this example, the orange flowers add weight to the planting, which might otherwise appear too top-heavy since the agave has grown larger than the pot.
- The red cyclmen add interest to this square planter, which will feel more balanced once the irises bloom.
- This combination of containers is successful because the pots are all the same color and some of the plants are repeated. This allows for a variety of plants and heights without having the combination being too busy.
- This plant has grown too large for the container and looks top-heavy.
- This good-sized container could use plants with more height since the small flowers don't create the right scale, although the color combination is lovely.
- This gorgeous pot and simple planting are all but ruined by a simple oversight: no one took off the sticker!
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