Two ways to make a vivid autumn bouquet in a pot

Autumn is an incredibly beautiful time, but it is also a difficult stage for your garden. But do not forget about the numerous perennial plants that can be arranged in a beautiful autumn bouquet and planted in a pot or tub, decorating your site in inclement weather..

We offer you two ways to arrange an autumn bouquet of flowers in one pot to decorate your site. Detailed information can be obtained from the video below, and now we will analyze the procedure and the principle of plant selection.

First container

A flower container or a medium-sized garden pot will work. In it, the soil should be prepared with the correct alternation of layers:

1. First comes the drainage layer (expanded clay, gravel).
2. Next, a layer of sand is poured.
3. The rest of the space is filled with prepared purchased substrate.

The substrate should be selected based on the list of plants that will grow in it, however, the usual stabilized “universal” should be enough.

Be sure to check that the selected container has a drainage hole at the bottom through which excess moisture will escape. Otherwise, your plants can get too much water and die..

Plants should be selected that are resistant to sudden temperature changes inherent in the autumn season. However, at the same time they must be combined with each other, since they will huddle in a limited amount of soil. Ideally, only 3-4 perennials should be found..

The tallest plants in the selected list should be identified at the back of the container, which will face the wall or into the garden. The undersized ones pull up on the sides and front, so that the result is a cascading composition.

Naturally, you should focus on the color of flowering, the shade of the leaves, choosing contrasting sketches, but so that they do not drown out each other.

The video in the first case shows a composition:

1. Rosemary.
2. Sedum.
3. Hosta Hudson Bay (Hosta “Hudson Bay”).
4. Petunia Calibrachoa (Frostfire Calibrachoa).
5. A series of hybrid (Fireburst Bidens).

Second container

For large and tall containers, only tall plants should be selected in order to maintain the overall proportion of the autumn bouquet and visually emphasize the proportionality of the pot and greenery.

Plant layout is also done to create a waterfall build. However, the grass can spread around the circumference of the pot, framing the bouquet, covering the trunks of taller flowers.

Feel free to experiment and define plants according to your own taste, creating unique compositions.

If, for example, there is a desire to try both options and so that they look harmonious with each other, then the unifying element will be the host of Hudson Bay, which should be planted in both pots.

The second autumn bouquet, which will be discussed in the video, includes:

1. Millet (Ruby Ribbons Panicum).
2. Amaranth (Red Globe Amaranth).
3. Succession (Goldilocks Bidens).
4. Periwinkle (Bowles Cunningham Vinca).
5. Hosta Hudson Bay (Hosta “Hudson Bay”).

Any improvised decor elements will help to complement the bouquet. A well-positioned fake pumpkin will help complement the look and further enhance the impression of your decorated porch..