This park is shaded by huge beautiful trees, so most of the plants are shade tolerant varieties.
Container gardening is so popular today. What makes it so interesting is anyone can have that little bit of sunshine even on a small scale, large scale and planted in anything you can find for a container. How awesome is that! I tend to go for any vintage or junk container and love to see other ideas from awesome sites on the internet, just driving in neighborhoods and in the country to see what other people have used for container gardening. But what about Silver Dollar City Theme Park, near Branson, Missouri. Yes, my kids, grandkids and my husband are roller coaster addicts, but me, no I go for the beautiful gardens. The gardens are so well groomed and colorful, I enjoy walking around the park and enjoying all the beauty. The funnel cakes and a bench are pretty awesome, too. Combination of several different plants in containers. OR Just single plants.
This park is shaded by huge beautiful trees, so most of the plants are shade tolerant varieties.
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Jonni
7/3/2014 08:12:50 am
I am not 100% sure, but I think it is some kind of ore mining bucket.
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7/2/2014 11:42:21 pm
Love the different galvanized containers. The one with the boston fern is stunning! Great collection of ideas.
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Jonni
7/3/2014 08:13:56 am
I loved that one too. Thank you for sharing.
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7/2/2014 11:50:49 pm
Lovely collection of containers for planting in. I'm always thinking 'outside the pot' for my plants.
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Jonni
7/3/2014 08:15:10 am
You made me laugh, great quip!.
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Joellen
7/7/2014 12:35:43 pm
I have a galvanized oval shaped bucket. Does it need holes in the bottom for drainage or do you set pots in yours? Does it need rocks in the bottom and what kind of soil do you recommend. Also it is HOT here...any plant suggestions?
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Jonni
7/8/2014 12:25:19 pm
Yes, I do put holes in the buckets, even if you just set pots in the buckets. Yes, I do put rocks in the bottom, mostly because then I don't use as much dirt and for better drainage. We have very rocky soil, so I must buy soil, unless we bring soil back from our farm in Kansas. I usually go through Lowes and poke the bags of potting soil and top soil. If the top soil (which is usually cheaper) is soft, I will buy it and mix with potting soil. Another consideration, especially on the big containers/buckets is that unless you plant a perennial in the containers, the roots of an annual our not going to root down that far in one season. It is hot and humid here in the Ozarks in summer, I go by the tags on annuals for sun and shade. I might fill in with some ivy or monkey grass or whatever has come up naturally to fill in spots in the containers. I sometimes will sprinkle some moss rose or marigold seeds for that added color when some of the other plants are starting to fade as they are usually just coming into their color. Hope that helps and thank you for the questions.
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