Right outside my dining room window i have a yard, it is unsightly as both the wall and ground are concrete.I like lushness. How do i do this in pots? i need idea's on plants that will be forever green and grow fast and well in pots and any other idea's you may have for this awful wasted space. Cheers!
(i cannt spel and i have prest spel chek and it says complete- i know it isn't so i apoloise in advance!)
2007-11-07 07:17:37 · 17 answers · asked by AnneShirley03-03-07 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
My yard is clean
2007-11-07 07:22:50 · update #1
I ask as this site is called YAHOO ANSWERS. That means, i ask a Question and you... ANSWER IT!!
2007-11-07 07:23:46 · update #2
By the way, the wall is about 8 foot!!
2007-11-07 07:26:14 · update #3
I am in the North West of the U.K.
2007-11-07 07:38:35 · update #4
visit your local b&q and garden shops. winter is the best time to buy evergreen foliage, so get your plants soon !
even asda / tesco's little plant centers have some good greenery pots right now.
look for HARDY or HARDIES plants in b&q - they come in variety of shapes and sizes colours from white to light green to dark green with diff colour flowers.
also buy some PERENIALS and place diff pots all together.
perenials and hardies are evergreen and with the right arrangement your little concrete space will look lush and lovely. make sure you water them once a week atleast and keep putting fresh compost once a month atleast and they will give you not only greenery but seasonal colours!
you can also get good quality 'heather' these days. you can get painted heather which will then give green leaves out of red / purple etc, which looks quite nice !
good luck and happy gardening !
2007-11-07 21:40:02 · answer #1 · answered by GorGeous_Girl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey why don't u try planting some ivy in the pots, if you go for the types with bigger leaves u'll find you get some fairly quick cover especially if you use some trellis or wires to help it climb. Another option may be a fig...these look nice and lush on the wall. I'll hav a think of som more! Good Luck
2007-11-07 08:05:49 · answer #2 · answered by markyfire 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ficus trees grow well in containers and will get tall enough to give the eye a break from the concrete wall. If you plant jasmine with a trellis behind it, eventually it will spread and also give cover to your wall. I also grow succulents which stay green all year long, but I'm in zone 9 where we rarely get a hard freeze. Cypress and pines stay evergreen and can also be grown in pots (though it does limit their growth in the long term.
Why not add some statuary, a little concrete bench or a water feature for interest among your container garden? I had a very unattractive view on my condo patio enclosure and used a combination of container plants, statuary, a fountain and a little garden bench to break things up and add interest.
2007-11-07 07:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a tiny garden at the front of a back-to-back terrace house. When I last counted I had 152 different plants in it!! The best ones to grow in pots - large or small - are:
Box (Evergreen)
small Maple trees
Fuchsia
Grasses
Lilies
Hydrangea
Hosta
Dwarf Conifers (Evergreen)
Skimmia (Evergreen)
Pieris (Evergreen)
Spring bulbs
Ivy (Evergreen)
This list is virtually endless but all the above are easily available and most come in variations of leaf colour and flower. I have also grown a jasmine up the wall from a large post - there you have perfume as well!!
2007-11-07 07:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by wendy k 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ivy is not to fast a grower but it is green all year and you can get different colours in the leaves (variegated).you could get plants that flower at different times in pots that you move to the back when they are done (dafffs ,lillies,etc)sweet peas provide a good all covering during the summer right up to late autumn
2007-11-07 07:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by barney 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hostas!! They are green year round and some grow quite large and are leafy and spreading out the arms uses up space that the pot doesn't cover. They are beautiful plants!
2007-11-07 07:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Linda S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fig Ivy - (Climbing Fig); Ficus pumila; sun to partial shade; evergreen
will cover the wall and is very hearty
2007-11-07 07:23:10 · answer #7 · answered by Cesar G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would also suggest ivy, if you can keep it controlled.
Also look at Evergreens: There are many hardy, beautiful varieties. And inquire at a local nursery: Someone there is sure to have recommendations.
Good luck!
2007-11-07 08:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Need to know what state you live in..The types of plants you use are numbered for different zones..I will look for this question again if u update it..Will try to help..
2007-11-07 07:27:10 · answer #9 · answered by ibsawdust 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could put an ivy plant and passion flower is also nice it has fruit in that you can eat .Box trees at a lower level that you can cut in to nice shapes if you are a bit arty ,
2007-11-07 09:37:49 · answer #10 · answered by lancashire lass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋