Weekend Project Guide 2024

Lush, Easy-Care Container

TREAT YOURSELF TO BOTANICAL LUXURY

HOW TO GET THE LOOK: A stress-relieving treat that can go just about anywhere you want to add a calming touch. This container recipe is perfect for a patio or porch with a little shade. It sticks to the tried-and-true “Thriller, Filler, Spiller” rule, but with a focus on creating a soothing tapestry of foliage. Recreate the look with a tropical or large-leafed “thriller,” a cascading “spiller,” a “filler” with fine foliage, and another “filler” that has larger foliage in rich hues.

LARGE-LEAFED THILLER

ROYAL HAWAIIAN® WAIKIKI

ELEPHANT EAR | UP TO 3’ TALL AND WIDE | PART TO FULL SUN | ZONES 7-11

GENTLE SPILLER

SIDEKICK SWEET POTATO VINE

UP TO 14” TALL, 36” WIDE

PART TO FULL SUN | ZONES 9-11, ANNUAL

FINE FOLIAGE FILLER

GHOST FERN

UP TO 3’ TALL AND WIDE

FULL TO PART SHADE | ZONES 4-9

RICH FOLIAGE FILLER

RUBY TUESDAY HEUCHERA

UP TO 9” TALL, 14” WIDE

PART SHADE TO FULL SUN | ZONES 4-9

TROPICANNA® CANNA

UP TO 5’ TALL, 4’ WIDE

FULL SUN | ZONES 7-11

GOLDEN CREEPING JENNY

UP TO 4” TALL, 18” WIDE

PART TO FULL SUN | ZONES 3-8

COMPACT SPRENGER ASPARAGUS

FERN | UP TO 2’ TALL, 4’ WIDE

FULL TO PART SHADE | ZONES 9-11

PANDORA LIGULARIA

UP TO 16” TALL, 20” WIDE

PART TO FULL SUN | ZONES 3-9

OLIVE BAILEY LANGDON HOSTA

UP TO 2’ TALL, 6’ WIDE

FULL TO PART SHADE | ZONES 4-8

WINE COMMON PERIWINKLE

UP TO 6” TALL, 3’ WIDE

FULL TO PART SHADE | ZONES 4-9

AMORE™ TITANIUM BLEEDING HEART

UP TO 14” TALL, 18” WIDE

FULL TO PART SHADE | ZONES 4-9

TECTONIC® MAGMA BEGONIA

UP T 18” TALL AND WIDE

FULL TO PART SHADE | ZONES 8-11

ROMANTIC COTTAGE SITTING CORNER

1. Seaside Serenade® Bar Harbor Hydrangea

2. Pristar™ Deep Blue Bellflower

Romantic Cottage Corner

3. Winter Gem Boxwood

A COZY NOOK WITH TIMELESS SELECTIONS

4. Heavenly Ascent® Pink Climbing Rose

1. SEASIDE SERENADE® BAR HARBOR HYDRANGEA 2. PRISTAR™ DEEP BLUE BELLFLOWER

3. WINTER GEM BOXWOOD 4. HEAVENLY ASCENT® PINK CLIMBING ROSE

HOW TO GET THE LOOK: Turn up the charm with beautiful blooms, subtle fragrance, and graceful elegance. Evergreen shrubs create a year-round backbone for your space. Use shrubs with an upright habit if you need a privacy screen for your garden getaway. Long-blooming shrubs add a touch of whimsy, and fragrant climbing vines create a vertical element that holds the space in an aromatic embrace. Plant low-growing flowers en masse to create a colorful carpet.

WATERWISE POLLINATOR ENTRYWAY BORDER

1. Summertime Blues™ Chaste Tree

2. Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

Delightful and Drought-Tolerant

3. Sombrero® Granada Gold Coneflower

A CAREFREE AND COLORFUL ENTRYWAY BORDER

4. Rozanne Cranesbill

HOW TO GET THE LOOK: This easy entryway design can be used for any sunny sidewalk or pathway that needs a big update with little effort and less water. Start by anchoring your planting with low-maintenance blooming shrubs. Then, add a layer of drought-tolerant grasses and pollinator perennials. The final touch is a low-growing perennial that acts as a groundcover to fight weeds and water evaporation.

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Plant photos by Doreen Wynja, DoreenWynja.com and Brandon Friend-Solis

Illustrations by Lisa Nunamaker @PaperGardenWorkshop

Front Cover: ©Doreen Wynja photography, Tish Treherne garden design

Back Cover: Sunseekers™ Pumpkin Pie Coneflower