How to Build the Perfect Planter this Summer

Looking for a way to add some color to your porch, patio or outdoor setting? Learn how to create a beautiful planter with these easy steps!

What you need

  • A bag of potting soil, or several depending on the size of the flowerpot. You can mix old soil with new soil if you have some left over from previous years. This creates a starting point for your flowerpot

  • Fertilizer is a mixer to use with the potting soil. Mixing these will give you the ideal base so your summer flowers can flourish once you plant them.

  • Gardening gloves keep your hands from getting dirty and save you from cleaning out potting soil from your fingernails for days. A lightweight pair would do perfect to pour soil, mix, and plant the perfect flowers come summer season.

  • Planters are the next step to creating a summer flowerpot, any size or variation of planter is one step closer to completing the perfect flowerpot. You can even make it fun and DIY certain planters for a fun activity with family and friends.

  • Flowers, you want to follow the thriller, spiller, and filler method. It can create the flawless flowerpot you have been dreaming of, and will tie your patio, deck, yard, or porch all together.

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What is the thriller, spiller, and filler method?

Thriller: plants that are the upright “superstar” in the middle of the pot you have chosen.

  • Examples: ornamental grasses, variegated bamboo, canna lily, and elephant ears

Spiller: plants that grow over the edges of the planter and downwards

  • Examples: sweet potato vine, vinca vine, ivy, wave petunias, and bacopa

Filler: plants that are around the thriller, they can be plants that include flowers and or green foliage

  • Examples: geraniums, moss rose, alyssum, marigolds, and coleus

Make sure with this method you start with the thriller piece since that will be the center of attention in the planter. Then go in with the fillers and make sure you give enough room for them all to grow and flourish to their full potential. Then plant your spiller, this is the last plant that creates dimensions to your planter and makes it the perfect combination. Lastly, the most important step, once your three types of plants are planted as one, do not forget to water regularly and you have just created the perfect summer flowerpot! 

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