Keeping flowering plants flowering

[Everdeen]

Originally Posted by Lost Roses

I agree with many of the above posters. Several 5" pots would not impress me at all as a first glance at your house. Why not a seasonal display on your front porch which would be more welcoming? A couple of pumpkins and a container of ornamental grass with nice plumes would convey a sense of "home" with minimal fuss.

I was going to sink the pots and hide the pot part, but I'll just plant them. I thought it might be easier to change out when the weather cools and they will no longer bloom. I know there are landscapers here that do that.

I actually have begun to add some pumpkins and such. Although it is still warm here, the area immediately by my front door only gets a couple of hours of sun.

[newcomputer]

Originally Posted by Everdeen

I was going to sink the pots and hide the pot part, but I'll just plant them. I thought it might be easier to change out when the weather cools and they will no longer bloom. I know there are landscapers here that do that.

I actually have begun to add some pumpkins and such. Although it is still warm here, the area immediately by my front door only gets a couple of hours of sun.

That sounds like a good plan. We use ornamental kale and pansies here for cool weather color.

[hotzcatz]

Other than flowering plants, are there any plants with colorful leaves that grow well in your area? Then you don't have to worry about the plant blooming, just keeping it alive is all that's necessary. Although, if you used plastic or silk flowers, you'd not even have to do that. Dunno as if they'd look tacky or not, though. I've had a window flower box full of silk flowers before, it looked festive and was much easier to care for than a real one in that windy location would have been.