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Containers –Not Just for Geraniums Any More!Terri James,University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Assistant
Why Containers? Continued color Seasonal Interest Color Texture
Form Space Easy Versatile
Lots of my favorites!& some new one’s to try!
Abutilon – Flowering Maple Voodoo Fairy Coral Red Melon Sorbet
Acalypha - Copperleaf
Acalypha - Copperleaf Sizzle Scissors Beyond Paradise
Alternenthera – Joseph’s Coat
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White Knight™ Alyssum Fall interest Long blooming Heat tolerant Attracts bees &
butterflies
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Angelface®
Wedgwood Blue Angelonia hybrid Fragrant foliage Long blooming Heat tolerant
Begoina -
Begoina - Baby wing Angle wing Bonfire Big series Green & bronze
leaf
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Begonia Surefire™
Red Rose
Heat tolerant Rebloomer Sun & shade
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Superbells® Calibrachoa Spicy Pomegranate
Punch
Canna
floridata.com
missouriplants.com
images.mooseyscountrygarden.com
Something New From 2013 …
Carex - Sedges
calfloranursery.com
anniesannuals.com
mountaincrestgardens.com
Cleome – Not the Old Fashioned
Coleus -
Colacasia – Elephant Ear
Colacasia – Elephant Ear Blackstem Jack’s Giant
Cordyline Red Star
pendernursery.commooseyscountrygarden.com
Cuphea – Cigar Plant
Cuphea – Cigar Plant Firecracker Batface Mexican Heather Caribbean Sunset
extension.iastate.edu
mexicohorse.com
monchesfarm.com
Eragrostis – Love Grass Wind Dancer Purple Love Grass
Erigeron – Mexican Daisy
flickr.com
chilternseeds.co.uk
Eupatorium – Elegant Feather
Euphorbia - Diamond Frost Breathless Blush
Gaura -o Ballerina Rose
clwa.org
pendernursery.com
Geranium -
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Timeless™ Geranium Deep Red Orange Pink Rose Lavender
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Boldly™ Geranium Burgundy Dark Red Hot Pink Lavender Rose Scarlet Fire
Hibicus - Annualo Maple Sugar
Impatiens - Various colors Fusion series
Exotic Sunset
Ipomoea – Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea – Sweet Potato Vine
Lantana -
Lantana - Lucky series Red Hot Peach Flame Bandana Red
Melinis – Ruby Grass
Millet - Jester Jade Princess Purple Barron
hortgardenstoday.blogspot.com
Musa / Ensete – Banana
Pennisetum – Fountain Grasses Purple Fountain Bunny tails Prince Princess
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Graceful Grasses®
'Fireworks' Variegated Red Fountain Heat tolerant 24-30”
Pentas -
Ornamental Peppers -
Osteospermum Asti Series
White Lavender Purple Asti Mix
Perilla – Beefsteak Plant
Perilla – Beefsteak Plant Magilla Purple Magilla Vanilla
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Supertunia®
Petunia Flamingo Orchid Charm
Plectranthus - Spurflowers Variegated Silver Shield Mona Lavender Swedish Ivy
Purslane
davesgarden.comflickr.com
Rudbeckia - Cherry Brandy
martinseebergardendesign.co.uk
ozarksgardens.com
Salvia - Black-n-Blue Dancing Flame Evolution – AAS
Winner Summer Jewel Red &
Pink AAS winners
Stipta – Ponytail Grass
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Sundaze® Blaze Strawflower – Bracteantha hybrid
Strobilanthes – Persian Shield
Talinum paniculatum - Limòn
whiteflowerfarm.com
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Catalina® Grape-O-Licious Wishbone Flower Torenia hybrid Long blooming Heat tolerant No deadheading
Verbena -
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Superbena®
Verbena Royale Plum Wine Royale Whitecap Violet Ice
Zinnia -
Profusion Series
Now that a have your list!What are you going to do with all of these plants?
Something New for 2014 …
All-America Selection
Grimes Proven Winners Colorado State
Annual Trails Social Media
Pinterest Facebook Twitter
Something New for 2014 …Where to find the latest & greatest?
All-America Selection
Come visit us!
All-americaselections.org
All-America Selection - 2014
Flower Award Winner -- Angelonia Serenita™ Pink F1
All-America Selection - 2014
Vegetable Award Winner -- Bean Mascotte
All-America Selection - 2014
Vegetable Award Winner -- Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1
Regional Winner
All-America Selection - 2014
Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Gaura Sparkle White
All-America Selection - 2014
Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Impatiens New Guinea Florific™ Sweet Orange F1
All-America Selection - 2014
Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Ornamental Pepper NuMex Easter
All-America Selection - 2014
Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Osteospermum Akila® Daisy White F1
All-America Selection - 2014
Flower Award Winner Penstemon Arabesque™ Red F1
Regional Winner
All-America Selection - 2014
Vegetable Award Winner -- Pepper Mama Mia Giallo F1
All-America Selection - 2014
Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Petunia African Sunset F1
All-America Selection - 2014
AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Radish Rivoli
Regional Winner
All-America Selection - 2014
AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Tomato Chef's Choice Orange F1
All-America Selection - 2014
AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Tomato Fantastico F1
All-America Selection - 2014
AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Tomato Mountain Merit F1
Regional Winner
All-America Selection - 2013 Canna, South Pacific
Scarlet Echinacea, Cheyenne
Spirit Geranium, Pinto
Premium White to Rose
Tomato, Jasper F¹
Melon, Melemon Watermelon,
Harvest Moon Zinnia, Profusion
Double Deep Salmon Zinnia, Profusion
Double Hot Cherry
BYF Garden AAS Plants
Also look for Perennials! Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Great Plants® Perennial Plant Association
Perennial Plant of the Year Plant Select® All-America Rose Selections American Hosta Society
Something New for 2014 … Great Plants Program 2014 Winners
Showy Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa)
Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Korean fir(Abies koreana)
Purple beautyberry(Callicarpa dichomata)
Gray’s sedge(Carex grayi)
How to Create Show Stopping Containers!For all Four Seasons!
Planning Find great containers Use good potting soil
Bark, peat moss, pearlite, vermiculite
Use a slow release fertilizer
For big pots use a filler in the bottom
Mulch, cans, Styrofoam peanuts
Use hardscape items Trellis, obelisk, woody
stems Steal ideas!
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Think Color Pantone color
of the year Radiant Orchid
When planting thinko Design
o Thrillero Fillero Spiller
www.thrillersfillersandspillers.com
Spring! Pansy Cabbage Chard Heuchera Viola Tiarella
(Foamflower)Photos: Proven Winners
Spring! Cabbage Chard Viola Nasturshims Lettuce Bok choy
Photos: Proven Winners
Summer
Photos: Terri James
Summer Thriller Cana Cordyline Banana Elephant Ears
Spillers Plectranthus Begonia Wind Dancer - grass Sweet potato vine
Fillers Plectranthus Ponytail grass Persian shield Peppers Lantana Geranium Euphorbia
Common Fillers
Uncommon Fillers - Swiss Chard Peppers Eggplant Tomatoes Okra Artichokes
Patio Gardening Cauliflower, Attribute
Hybrid Peppers, Sweet Red
Popper Eggplant, Shooting Star Corn, On Deck Lettuce Blends Herbs
Patio Gardening Tomato, Patio
Princess Zucchini, Ball
Hybrid Cucumber,
Spacemaker Carrot, Caracus
Summer
Fall Keep things that will
take the cool weather Grasses
Add Mums Artificial flower picks Scarecrows Mini pumpkins
Fall
Winter
Winter Trim shrubs for color &
texture interest Red dogwood Yellow dogwood Curly willow
Add Pinecones Snowflakes Christmas ornaments
Gentility trim shrubs for greens Pines Yews Junipers
Winter
Something New for 2014 …Garden trends for 2014
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2009 2011 2012 2013
Favorite Flower Color Trends form 2009 – 2013Proven Winners
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Think Color Pantone color
of the year Radiant Orchid
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Garden Trends for 2014 Ground up Super foods Drink your yard Dress-up your yard Bee-nifcials Cultur-vating
Simple elegance Frac’d up Young men get down and
dirty Think gardens Fingertip gardening Tree-mendous reversal
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Remove lid Choose sunny spot Push seed pod into
loosened soil until level with soil surface
No need to cover Keep pot moist
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2014 Green Thumb Awards Square foot garden
seed mats GrowBox - Planters in
designer colors GrowBox Support
Cage
Brolly Snip-N-Drip Pot
and Planter Soaker System
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2014 Green Thumb Awards Clematis ‘Sweet
Summer Love’ PPAF
Zone 4-9
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2014 Green Thumb Awards Vaccimium
Complex Hybrid ‘Blueberry Glaze’
Zone 5-8
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2014 Green Thumb Awards ‘Habitat Hero’
Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden from High Country Gardens
Zone 5-8
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2014 Green Thumb Awards ‘Bloomerang Dark
Purple Lilac PPAF, CBRAF
Zone 3-7
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2014 Green Thumb Awards Baptisia ‘Blue
Towers’ PPAF Zone 3a-8b
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Something New for 2014 … Try something different for a container
Find one new plant and try it in several different settings
Add something edible to your container Start a back-yard fruit garden Your imagination is your limit!!
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