PLANTERS

PLANT MATERIALS FOR PLANTERS

          The use of permanent or portable containers for plants in recent years has gained popularity in the landscape development of homes and public buildings. Planters that are part of the structure should be filled with plant material that will look good throughout the year. It is a mistake to use only summer blooming plants in these permanent planters if they are large enough to hold a shrub as well.

          Portable containers are becoming popular for the outdoor terrace or deck. It is possible to move the containers around like furniture to fit the needs of a particular situation. The containers may be grouped to give a mass effect or may be used as single units.

A suggested list of trees and shrubs suitable for planters or containers:

 

Some Azalea, Gumpo White, Pink or Red     Rhododendron species “Gumpo’

Barberry, Crimson Pygmy                         Berberis thunbergi atropurpurea nana

Birch, Japanese (various)                        Betula species

Blue Fescue                                          Festuca ovina glauca

Junipers                                               Juniperus species

Contorted Filbert                                   Corylus avellana Contorta”

Cotoneaster                                         Cotoneaster dameri

Dogwood, Assorted                                Cornus florida species

Dwarf Cryptomeria                                 Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilrnorinia’

Dwarf False Cypress                               Chamaecyparis pisifera var.

English Boxwood                                    Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa

Genetic Dwarf Apple                               Malus species

Genetic Dwarf Cherry                             Prunus species

Genetic Dwarf Peach                              Prunus species

Globe Blue Spruce                                  Picea pungens globosa

Hetz Dwarf Arborvita                              Thusa occidentalis “Hetz Midget

Japanese Variegated Sedge Grass             Carex morrowii

Miniature or Miniflora Rose                       Rose” Hybrits”

Mugho Pine                                           Pinus mughus mughus

Purple Fountain Beech                            Fagus sylvatica Purple fountain

Rhododendron (assorted)                        Rhododendron Hybrids’

Rhododendron, Purple Gem Dwarf              Rhododendron species “Purple Gem’

Scotch Broom                                       Cytisus scoparius

Spruce                                                Picea species

Wisteria                                               Wisteria sinensis

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