I alluded to how much I am in love with lemon zest petunias yesterday, so allow me to show you why I like them so much…
Aren’t these just…tasty?! They spill over the sides of pots very nicely, and man-o-man are their yellow and white flowers show stoppers! I paid $5.98 for a petunia, and I’m not afraid to admit it!
This is a view of the completed pot, although I feel like the shot doesn’t do the pot justice (I really should fire my photographer!). I used a metal bucket from the hardware store and filled it with the lemon zest petunias, molimba helio double pink, and bluebird nemesia.
Here’s how to create something similar:
Gather up everything you’ll need, including a metal bucket, the three plants, potting soil, a hammer, and either an awl or a large nail.
Make several holes (I made five) in the bottom of the bucket, using the hammer and awl (or nail).
Fill the pot with some potting soil and then add in the largest plant (in this case, it’s the petunia). You want the petunia’s soil line to be about an inch below the lip of the bucket.
Add in more potting soil and place the two smaller plants around the petunia. Then fill in with more dirt so that there are no spaces left in between the plants and the soil line in level throughout the pot.
To quote a radio commercial: Easy peasy lemon squeezy. 
I made two of these up for clients to give as gifts for Mother’s Day. I have some extra supplies, so if anyone out there in Southern California would like an unique gift, shoot me an email. I deliver!
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How lovely… seeing is believing! I love how you used a metal container rather than a traditional flower pot.
Now I’m not a huge fan of petunias, but aren’t those just the prettiest little blooms?! They’d do nicely in a balcony railing flower box. I love the combination you’ve planted.
Now i get it – they are pretty, good enough to eat (if you ate petunias) Love the bucket idea!
I’m a sucker for petunias. Those are lovely. Wish we’d get more varieties here in Israel. Fern, do you think a metal bucket would become too hot in this climate? It looks so pretty…
I fell in love with those beauties a few years ago. And although they are hard to find, if I do, I grab them. Cutie pies that they are.
Lovely planter, I adore blue and yellow and whites.
Even though it is still a little too cold out here for bedding plants we are getting the stock in. What a absolute treat it is when making up planters to put in a dash of all that color.
How is the business doing? Looks like you are really blooming!
Jen
Lovely happy petunias.Have not seen them here.
This daily Life on the Balcony letter is wonderful.
Ros
I LOVE the lemon zest!!! I remember when the Wave petunias were $4 a pop, and now I have even seen them in $2 six-packs. I bet the lemon zest will come down in time, and then I shall plant them everywhere. Until then, lovely use as a centerpiece for a special pot…
I love lemon yellows, but I have a pest problem that I can’t seem to get under control. There are very tiny red bugs that are covering the blooms and destroying them. Do you have an idea as to what this is and how to treat them? Sevin 5 dust didn’t phase them. Thanks!
T. Carr — Are they aphids? If so, some insecticidal soap should do the trick.
I would love to have some potted plants on my balcony, but when it rains heavily I’m afraid they’ll drown. Do you ever have this problem? What do you do?