This one is more typical with exception to the dahlia. There are some canna tubers in here too- so they should give a nice height to this pot when they come up. We also have lobelia, and bacopa-snowtopia. A favorite vine of mine.

The large space in the back of this pot will eventually be filled with a tall canna as well, (I hope). Last year I grew my cannas in the ground, but I thought they would be spectacular in pots, so we’ll see. The orange is calibrachoa, and the bluish purple is lobelia again. Lobelia is a great cheaper option to fill in pots, plus it trails nicely.

Being on a budget. I’ve had to fill many of my pots with what I have. I grew the little nasturtium that are hanging over this pot as well as some dahlias (that my husband accidently ran over!!) that aren’t really visible in this picture- I’m just hoping the roots take and come busting back up! The spike and impatiens are from the store. I’m eager to see how well these little seedlings do. They’re pretty insignificant right now, hopefully they’ll love their larger space and get huge.

This pot has two nasturtium vines (edible), two seed-grown dahlias, and one purchased geranium. Geraniums remind me of my summer abroad in Italy. There are several different kinds of geraniums. These are the cheap seed geraniums that don’t come close to the beauty and constant flowering of zonal geraniums. But for 88cents each they fit my budget.

Don’t these grumpy pansy faces remind you of Alice in Wonderland! The large impatien behind them I rooted last fall. It grew on my windowsill all winter long.
I haven’t decided what to put in the tiny pot. What do you think?

I love this hen and chicks in my other tiny pot. It’s carefree and oh so charming.

These are all kind of “Before” pictures. The goal is for them to be lush and full. I love pots, and would happily have many more- but they can be very expensive to fill especially if you use only annuals. My sister Sabina was saying she wants to start trying more perennials in her pots. Especially if you have a more established garden, you could split daisies, coreopsis, even hosta to make some magnificent pots for cheap.

Have you filled your pots? What are your favorite pot flowers? Please, do tell!