I posted this a while back, but I think it was too early for most people to start thinking about winter container ideas. This recipe features plants that can handle frost and even a bit of snow.
You’ll need:
- A large frost-hardy container
- (C) 1 large swiss chard (or three smaller ones potted in a clump to make one large plant)
- (D) 6 medium-small ornamental cabbages
- (B) a six pack of violas
- (A) a six pack of variegated trailing ivy
Start in the center with the chard, then add the cabbages and tuck the violas and ivy in last. If your pot will not be viewed from all sides, you can skip adding the violas and ivy in the back of your pot. If you can’t find chard, kale or even broccoli or cauliflower could be substituted.
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This would be SO beautiful, but I think it would be far too cold in this area for that sort of planter. It would be a great planting project for summer, though, that would carry nicely into late fall.
Just stopped in from Wicked Gardener. I bet that container will be beautiful.
That would work great here in the Pacific Northwest!
Darla — Thanks for stopping by!
Gen — I helped my mom make some containers today and practically all the was in nurseries right now (I went to three!) were ornamental cabbages and kales, pansies, violas, cyclamen and mums. I guess ya gotta work with what ya got this time of year!
Nancy — Yeah, I don’t think it would do too well with serious snow.
If you do this, post pictures. I’m interested in seeing what it would look like. I guess it would be more wide than tall. Now that I look at it, where do the violas come in? I don’t see any B’s on the chart.
Wicked — Oops. I screwed up when I made the drawing. All the little C’s should be B’s. Thanks for catching that! I might try something similar with one of my pots that currently has tomatoes growing in it.