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Garden Photo of the Day

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READER PHOTOS! Cherry's containers in British Columbia, Day 2

comments (10) May 9th, 2012 in blogs
MichelleGervais Michelle Gervais, Senior Editor
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1. Lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus, USDA Zones 6-9)2. Frosted Violet coral bells (Heuchera Frosted Violet, USDA Zones 4-9)3. Silver Scrolls coral bells (Heuchera Silver Scrolls, USDA Zones 4-9)4. Tricolor common sage (Salvia officinalis Tricolor, USDA Zones 6-9)5. Lidakense sedum (Sedum cauticolum Lidakense, USDA Zones 3-9)6. Quicksilver hebe (Hebe pimeleoides Quicksilver, USDA Zones 8-10)   2 WAYS TO ENLARGE! Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window  
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1. Green Spire euonymus (Euonymus japonica Green Spire, USDA Zone 6) 2. Leatherleaf sedge (Carex buchananii, USDA Zones 6-9) 3. Alpine podocarpus (Podocarpus alpinus Blue Gem, USDA Zone 7) 4. Scarletta fetterbush (Leucothoe scarletta Zeblid, USDA Zone 5b - 9a) 5. Red hook sedge (Uncinia uncinata, USDA Zone 8)6. Mahogany coral bells (Heuchera Mahogany, USDA Zones 4-9)7. Old man bones stonecrop (Sedum divergens, USDA Zones 2-9)   2 WAYS TO ENLARGE! Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window  
1. Black Beauty elderberry (Sambucus nigra Black Beauty, USDA Zones 4-7) 2. Hinerua hebe (Hebe Hinerua, USDA Zone 6)3. Golf Ball kohuhu (Pittosporum  tennifolium Golf Ball, USDA Zones 8-11)4. Snow Angel coral bells (Heuchera Snow Angel, USDA  Zones 4-9)5. Northern Lights tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia caespitosa, USDA Zones 4-10)6. Hens & Chicks (Sempervivum cv., USDA Zone 4)7. Golden stonecrop (Sedum acre Aureum, USDA Zones 2-9)8. Black Scallop carpet bugleweed (Ajuga reptans Black Scallop, USDA Zones 4-10)9. Bamboo duck ornament (His name is Peter)   2 WAYS TO ENLARGE! Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window  
1. Twilight evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa Twilight, USDA Zone 5) 2. Daisy bush (Senecio greyi, USDA Zone 8)3. Razzleberri fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense Monraz, USDA Zone 7)4. Pink Octopus bellflower (Campanula Pink Octopus, USDA Zones 5-9)5. Palace Purple coral bells (Heuchera micrantha  Palace Purple, USDA Zones 4-9) 6. Spoon-leafed stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium Cape Blanco, USDA Zones 5-9)   2 WAYS TO ENLARGE! Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window  
1. Daphne (Daphne houtteana, USDA Zones 6-9)2. Hebe (Hebe anomala Nana Purpurea, USDA Zones 7-10)3. Sizzling Pink fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense Sizzling Pink, USDA Zones 7-9)4. Big Red hens & chicks (Sempervivum Big Red, USDA Zone 4)5. Fuldaglut stonecrop (Sedum spurium Fuldaglut, USDA Zones 4-8)6. Green Spice coral bells (Heuchera Green Spice, USDA Zones 3-8)7. Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, USDA Zones 5-9)   2 WAYS TO ENLARGE! Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window  
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Day 2 of Cherry Ong's awesome containers in her garden in Richmond, BC. Today's selections are foliage-heavy and fabulous. Cherry says she's always wanted to enter our Fine Gardening Container Design Challenge, but has always chickened out. Um....Cherry, I think you should enter...especially since this year's challenge is to create a stunning container that eschews flowers. You are a pro at that!

You guys should ALL enter the challenge! This is our tenth year, and it's FUN. Check out the details HERE. Now's the time to get your entry container designed and up and running. Do it!! If you win, not only will your container be featured in FG, but you'll also receive a $250 gift certificate from Garden Artisans and a $250 Visa gift card from Tropicanna® Cannas.

Check out the winner and finalists of LAST YEAR'S challenge, ACCESSORIZE! Containers were required to contain an extra decorative element beyond plants, and the entries were super inspiring.


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jagardener writes: just got my copy of Container Gardening Volume 9 and your pots are similar to those on Page44-51. Love them!!I have been thinking of starting succulents in containers and now I know I will. Thanks. Posted: 7:55 am on May 12th
PerenniallyCrazy writes: Thanks again for your compliments everyone! I am blushing. Gardening is bliss and if there's a will one will find a way to do it. Would you believe we got the pots on clearance at a local drugstore chain? Outdoor chairs and tables were a Craigslist find (we got them at 1/10th of the retail price) and these were the impetus to the container plantings around it. It just wasn't complete without the plants if you know what I mean.

I'll see what I can pot up this year. Anyone of you ever sidelined by injury and still wanted to garden? I'd be really interested to know how you got around it. Have a great day everyone. Posted: 6:23 pm on May 9th
MichelleGervais writes: Cherry--take Sheila's good advice. She's WON the Container Design Challenge. Not once, but TWICE! She knows what she's talking about... Posted: 10:31 am on May 9th
sheilaschultz writes: I can't believe that I missed yesterday's post... your containers are fabulous, Cherry. You are a very talented designer. Trust me on this one, do not chicken out on entering the FG Container Design Challenge this year!!! Posted: 10:17 am on May 9th
tractor1 writes:

I love Chef's Salad, they look so scrumptious I want them all... looks like Peter has already claimed the Escargot Medley. Lovely, I just knew that Cherry is the Sexpot Princess.

Posted: 9:06 am on May 9th
priscilla_zone5 writes: WOW, oh, WOW! Your containers are absolutely gorgeous. Love the plant textures, color combos + creative designs. Many thanks for including the plant names, Cherry. Now it's plant shopping time for me. Posted: 7:59 am on May 9th
Steepdrive writes: Your arrangements are an inspiration to me. Such gorgeous pots too. Posted: 7:41 am on May 9th
dukeofargy writes: very attractive. I use containers a fair bit here as well, but yours are truly an inspiration. Posted: 6:56 am on May 9th
plantlady57 writes: Wow. Beautiful combinations. Great to have the plants identified as well as the zones. Thanks for sharing Posted: 6:47 am on May 9th
meander1 writes: Yes, my immediate thought was to wonder if Cherry had ever entered (and WON) the FG container gardening contest. Her plant compositions within each pot are masterful and then the effect of the pots clustered notches up the impact significantly. Posted: 6:39 am on May 9th
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