An evergreen as the centerpiece of a container garden is elegant classic and low maintenance.
Evergreen best plants for pots outside front door.
We have used them in places like between our garage doors beside our pool and next to our front and back doors.
During those years it will produce color colors in your garden or in pots.
Whether you choose annuals perennials or shrubs they smarten up any entryway and make it feel like there s no place like home.
Choose a pot with a drainage hole in the bottom and made of fiberglass lead iron heavy plastic or stone.
Front door garden design.
Plants in pots add a variety of visual interest to the outside of your home.
They can live for over 10 years in any season.
Heights are not given as plants will vary with the size of the container and how.
Growing 12 to 18 inches tall and wide it s great for lining paths illuminating shady areas growing in containers and mixing with blue orange deep green or burgundy plants.
For most homes the front door garden is the guest s first impression of you and is scrutinized the most closely.
Plant in in usda zones 5 to 9.
Plants are the perfect way to boost curb appeal.
It is a versatile and showy plant that makes your front door parks roads and garden have a living color.
Boxwood boxwoods are hardy to usda zone 5 and thrive in containers.
They also can create a lot of curb appeal.
Let s find out more about choosing a plant for front entrances.
Use a good potting soil.
It s important to choose shrubs for containers carefully.
There are mixes specifically made for use in containers which provide the essential drainage that plants living in pots.
Look for one that complements your home s style and color and make sure it s large enough to make a statement and be seen from the street.
Here are a few evergreens that are especially good at growing in containers and overwintering.
Best evergreen plants for containers.
As a result you should practice restraint in the chosen accents and plants for entryways used in your front door garden design.
It likes part sun to shade takes some drought and deer don t like it.
Most terra cotta will crack in cold temperatures but i have had luck with glazed pottery.
A good option is emerald green arborvitae a semi dwarf cultivar that grows in a narrow pyramid shape to around 7 to 15 feet tall.
To get started choose a planter.
I don t know about you but henry and i love using greenery outside in pots and containers.
Not all shrubs are suited to life in a container even a large one.
These winners of the rhs award of garden merit are all good choices and they have a long season of interest which is important as containers tend to be sited in prominent positions.
Choose one that will hold its shape nicely without a lot of pruning.
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.