CONTAINER AND POT inspirations From LONGWOOD GARDENS

 

 

One of my favorite parts of visiting Longwood Gardens is exploring the incredible container displays scattered throughout the grounds. Each one is a masterclass in combining color, texture, and plant forms to create eye-catching designs that change with the seasons. While many of these displays are grand enough for a public garden, the ideas behind them can easily be adapted for your own porch, patio, deck, or front entrance. In this post, I've shared some of my favorite container photos from my visit. I hope that you get inspired to create a little bit of Longwood's magic at home—no matter the size of your garden.

 

A Closer Look at Celia Thaxter's Garden

 In my last post, we took a wide-angle look at the Celia Thaxter garden in Prescott Park. This time, I thought we'd slow down and wander through the flower beds together. After all, it's the individual flowers, colors, and little surprises that give the garden its personality.

                                            First up, we have a bed of dwarf sunflowers

                                  This is a Mexican Sunflower, specifically "Torch" variety

                                              Blue and White Salvia and Sunflowers

                                     A bed of Red Rocktrumpet, Blue Salvia and Zinneas

                          Flowering succulent bed of Goldmoss Stonecrop and Wishbone Flower

                             This bed of  Gooseneck Loosestrife was humming with polinators!

                              Rose Mallow, Pink and White Shirley Poppies, California Poppies

One of the nicest things about visiting gardens is bringing a little inspiration home with you. We hope you've enjoyed strolling through Celia Thaxter's garden with us, and perhaps one or two of these flowers will find their way into your own garden someday.