This cute little dish garden was designed by my neighbor. Doesn’t it make you want to lounge at the beach with a nice cold beverage? Thank you to Teresa for allowing me to share!

RECIPE:
• (1) Calibrachoa “Superbells Hollywood Star”
• (1) Dichondra “Silver Falls”
• (1) Creeping Wire Vine “Nana”

TIPS:
• Choose plants that have the same light requirements.
• Trim plants as needed to fit the size of the scene.
• Due to the shallow nature of a dish garden, they may need frequent watering.
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In Container #7, I showed the acalypha plant with cinnamon-colored petunias. In this container, I used coral colored verbena and petunias to bring out the coral colors in the acalypha leaves. This container also uses one of my favorite “spiller” plants, the Lotus Vine.

RECIPE:
• (1) Acalypha “Copperleaf Plant”
• (1) Verbena “Lascar Mango Orange”
• (1) Petunia “African Sunset”
• (3) Vinca “Cora Apricot”
• (1) Lotus Vine “Parrot’s Beak”

TIPS:
• Remove spent verbena blossoms often to encourage more blooms.
• Trim back the petunia occasionally to keep it from getting spindly.
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Yes, the container in the back is as tall as it looks! The container is a tall white Grecian urn as shown in the second photo. There are only two plants creating this look – a perilla plant and a sweet potato vine. While the perilla plant is similar in looks to coleus, it tolerates full sun and grows to mammoth proportions. I added two lime green containers to the grouping to coordinate with the lime color of the sweet potato vine.

RECIPE:
• (1) Perilla “Magilla”
• (1) Sweet Potato Vine “Emerald Lace”

TIPS:
• The perilla plant is grown in a small tomato cage to give the plant support and to keep the branches from breaking off in wind. As you can see, the cage is quickly hidden.
• Even with a tomato cage, I recommend placing this container in a protected spot.
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