Container garden Splendor on the patio

These are my spring 2014 container gardens. I have included portulaca, spikes, Mexican heather,  coleus, daisies, lemon balm, Greek oregano, basil, lemon thyme, polka dot plant, creeping jenny,  and asparagus fern. These are  the plants after a week of planting. I added sweet potato vine a couple of weeks later. 

I spray painted my pots and added glow in the dark stars.

Summer progress for container gardens

Container Garden Success with before and after pictures

This is how the container gardens began. I was worried honestly, but I think the delayed warmer temps and heavy rains here in Georgia worked a like magic for my plants this year. I went to Home Depot and the plant specialist was there. She was very helpful in suggesting plants for container gardens. In total I only spent around $34.00 for all of the plants including two vine poles for my jasmine, a tiny hydrangea, soil, and a hanging basket of creeping jenny.

Pot one included the following plants

• 1 Purple knight
• 2 Sweet potato vine
• 1 Portulaca (magical succulent that opens and closes during the day)
• 1 Spike

Pot two included the following plants

• Petunias-dead in a week :(
• 2 sweet potato vine
• 1 Portulaca
• 1 Spike

Before:  Planted in May.

After with open Portulaca. July 1

After with closed Portulaca. (After pictures were taken the same day July 1)

                            After