Porches are often shady though making the choice of plant important.
Potted front porch plants ideas.
When spring comes around it s time to think about what kinds of flowers and planters you want on your front porch.
If you re looking for a trailing plant to frame your front door whether you plan to hang it or let it trail upwards from a pot or a window box english ivy is a great.
Click here for ideas on shade plants to try for covered porches.
Plants like caladiums and creeping jenny will thrive in the shade and they ll also add great color and movement to your planters.
Containers can provide excellent drainage but the plants depend on you for water and nutrients.
A spot of color and life on your front porch can ease the winter doldrums.
Houseplants are often perfect summer and spring low light plants but there are others too.
If you have a shady yard or want to perk up a shaded spot in your home at your front door on your porch or around your patio put together a pretty shade loving container that s also easy to care for.
The large size is ideal for the front porch load it up with small potted plants to create the look of a mini english garden.
For a plant life in a container is much different than one in the ground.
With a few supplies you can transform them into these gorgeous planter boxes.
So dust off your gardening gear and pot up a couple cold hardy containers.
Footed handled urns placed in front of the porch pillars are planted with multihued elephant s ears to emphasize height drawing the eye up while verbena and petunias fill out the center as purple plush tradescantia trails gracefully downward.
Oct 1 2020 finds lots of ideas for beautiful container gardens for your porch from hanging baskets to interesting containers for your steps you ll find it here.
Plants in containers require different care.
Flowers on the front porch make guests feel welcome and provide a much needed pop of color to your home.
Plants on the porch liven up the space.
Shrubs and larger perennials often stay smaller in a pot though this depends on the plant climate and container.