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The right planting of a large planter

So that it becomes a highlight, all plants should give a coherent picture. It is best if everyone has the same light and water requirements and are also color-coordinated. A planting plan and a list of personally favorite plants are helpful. Then different planting options can be weighed up against each other:

• I want the same plant, but in different colors
• I want a certain color, but different plants
• I would like a specific planting theme, for example desert, Mediterranean, forest or something similar

The planting concept

The plant concept: "Thriller, Filler, Spiller" has proven itself with large planters. This means the following:
The thriller is the leading shrub, the first eye-catcher, which dominates.
The fillers are one or more filling plants that close the gaps.
The spiller loosens the rigid shape of the planter and hangs over the edge.

Thriller plants are always tall plants, for example

canna, Lilies or grasses. It can even be a slow growing conifer, dwarf maple, or something similar. Fillers stay low and spread slowly, for example pennywort, Cape basket, Upholstery phlox. The spillers hang down on the edge of the pot, like ivy, hanging geraniums or hanging strawberries.
It is important that the large plants are always planted backwards. This is followed by the medium-high flowers, with the low and hanging plants growing at the very front.

A planter for the whole year

If you don't want to keep buying new flowers, you should plan a planting that will last all year round.
The basis for such a permanent planting is, for example, a dwarf wood. It is hardy, grows slowly, and remains relatively small. Depending on which plant you choose, you will have a beautiful eye-catcher from spring to autumn.
For the colorful spring bloomers, the appropriate bulbs are planted as early as autumn, such as:

• Crocuses
• Checkerboard flower
• Mini daffodils
• small tulips

Low perennials are ideal for summer. These include:

• Small feather carnation
• Mini hosta
• Carpet yarrow
• Dwarf peonies

Autumn then is the season of asters of all colors and sizes. In winter, the bucket is then covered with fir fronds.