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Houzz Call: Show Us Your Summer Container Gardens
Share pictures of your summer flowers, succulents and edible plants. You might see your photo in a Houzz story
Summer is on the horizon, and the weather is heating up. Container gardens, whether packed with hot-colored flowers, dazzling succulents or fruiting edibles, offer a mini taste of the season. We’d love to see some photos of your container gardens that are ready for summer. Upload your best shot in the Comments below, and tell us about what’s going on in your garden now. Your photo could be featured in an upcoming story on Houzz.
Succulents. While succulents enhance container gardens year-round, they feel especially seasonal this time of year. Thriving on little water and plenty of sun, succulents are right at home in the summer garden.
In this tabletop arrangement, we see a variety of succulent types, including black-leaved aeonium and mauve echeveria. Both species are sensitive to cold but can be brought indoors when the temperatures drop.
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In this tabletop arrangement, we see a variety of succulent types, including black-leaved aeonium and mauve echeveria. Both species are sensitive to cold but can be brought indoors when the temperatures drop.
Plant These 12 Succulents for Instant Impact in Containers
Edibles. Edibles are popular ingredients of summer container gardens, especially herbs, which thrive in pots. In an oversize container, you can plant a variety of herbs to create an edible landscape. Here we see basil, purple basil, rosemary, sage and thyme.
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Designer Brittany Styles worked with a friend to make and hang these wood planters on the fence of her Orange County, California, backyard. Succulents cascade along the fence as attractive, low-maintenance outdoor accessories.
Show us: Are your containers ready for summer? Share a picture in the Comments and tell us about it, along with what part of the world you’re in.
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Show us: Are your containers ready for summer? Share a picture in the Comments and tell us about it, along with what part of the world you’re in.
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Home gardeners: Show us your summer container gardens in the landscape.
Landscape architects and designers: Show us your recent container designs or how they work in a larger landscape project.
Architects and builders: Show us one of your projects that includes some summer containers.
Interior designers and decorators: We’d love to see fresh ways you’re incorporating container gardens indoors.