Best planter gardening ideas for your backyard

It’s hard to go wrong with pretty planters full of blooming flowers. Still, things can start to look awkward if you don’t follow some important landscape design rules. Pairing the basics with your own creativity and eye for design will help your houseplants blend in with the rest of your landscape. Let us help guide your quest for planting perfection by providing the top 7 tips and tricks for displaying houseplants.

1. Think of potted plant arrangements as a sculpture

If you have a cluster of potted plants, how do you know if they go well together? Houseplants may not remind you of a sculpture, but that’s exactly how you can think of them to determine whether or not your collection of houseplants will work.

To see your cluster of houseplants as a sculpture, imagine if they were all attached, would the design still work or would it seem awkward? Although all plants and plantings may vary, they should generally flow into a cohesive form when arranged together.

2. Give planters a purpose

Planters that serve a purpose help ensure your planters don’t look awkward or out of place. A walkway or stairs is a great way to use potted plants so they serve a purpose and look good. You can frame stairs with planters on both sides. Even flat paths can be accentuated with planters, as this can create the border you need to break up landscaping appropriately.

Parallel rows of potted plants make a scenic walkway and can contain different types of flowers, including plantings of different sizes. Just make sure there is some sort of pattern to ensure it flows well. When you arrange potted plants in stairs, you can use even more diversity because the stairs help hold it all together.

3. Planters need patterns

You don’t have to keep all houseplants the same; after all, diversity is what makes landscape architecture unique. Container gardening can include a mix of plants and plantings, as long as there is an underlying theme.