In the vlog review of the soil scoop, I mentioned that I was yanking out a silver South African Geranium and replacing it with a black Sweet Potato Vine (I think it’s ‘Blackie’ but I’ve misplaced the tag), but I forgot to include a shot with the finished pot. I really love how this container turned out. It’s proof that an all-foliage pot can be just as dymnamic and beautiful as one with flowers, with the added benefit of looking good year round.
(Please excuse the weird white flecks on the Sweet Potato Vine’s leaves. The last time it rained, it washed this weird white stuff off the roof and onto my plants.)
I still haven’t decided to do with the iris bulbs yet. Any suggestions? Here are some other recent photos from my container garden:
I’ve posted these all in the Life on the Balcony Flickr group. If you have any shots of your balcony or patio garden, it’s a great place to share them. I often click over and browse other people’s container gardens when I’m in need of a little inspiration or just daydreaming of what I’ll grow next year.
Oh, by the way, if you dig black plants as much as I do, check back on Friday. I’m posting a review of Paul Bonine’s Black Plants: 75 Striking Choices for the Garden
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Lovely, as usual, Fern! I used ‘Blackie’ and a lime green sweet potato vine in a couple of containers this summer and had to dig them up for the winter recently. OMG, the tubers! (Of course – they’re sweet potatoes!) My mom has eaten them, but I save them for the following year. This year’s were HUGE. They remind me of stomachs. LOL.
Is that a black plant I see? If so, you better correct this post to identify the inventor of black plants, and quite possibly the inventor of the color black and the existence of plants. She’s got her lawyer on speed dial for occasions such as this.
Just kidding. Great post. Keep up the v-logging as well. It’s a good idea and helps out us novice gardeners who want to so “how to” in action.
Kylee–What does your mom think the tubers taste like?
BSKB–LMAO! Are there any particular things you’d like to see vlogged about? I have some planned on starting seeds indoors, the proper way to plant something in a pot, how to plant irises, identifyinf common pests and diseases…