Today we’re visiting with Mary Danzis, who is sharing a creative container display from her garden through the seasons.
By stacking a series of terra-cotta pots, Mary has made a tall garden accent. Here, for the winter, it is decorated with cut branches from various evergreens, pine cones, apples, and the unusual green fruit of the osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera, Zones 4–9).
A different take on the winter display, again mixing branches, fruit, and pine cones.
At the top of the pot tower, a tiny bird hangs out in a nest, and kumquats bring color to the cut branches.
In the summer, the pot tower is transformed with a living display. Lamium (Lamium maculatum, Zones 4–8) brings silvery foliage at the bottom, while Calebrachoa (annual) bloom in various colors at the top.
The growing plants of the summer pot tower completely cover the structure under them, creating a tall vertical garden accent.
Here’s another winter display of cut branches.
In autumn, decorative gourds and berries mix with pansies (Viola × wittrockiana, cool-season annual) in warm, fall-appropriate colors.
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Comments
Very creative! Love the addition of apples & gourds!
How creative! Sure wish I had that talent.
My favorite is the one with the Osage Orange's, pine, apples with the terra cotta pots.
That arrangement reminds me of when we were traveling through the country side of England, came across a very old quaint little church & cemetery and inside the church they were decorating for something called "Harvest Festival". I'm not religious but if I lived there I would have gone to that little church every Sunday!
Sure love your seasonal arrangements, they have a classic beauty.
Just a delight! How clever you are!
What a great idea and love that you change it all throughout the year! I'm totally "borrowing" this from you - thanks for sharing!
Mary your arrangements look terrific!
Was wonder if you put a pole or rod down the middle?
Love it!!!
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