Late August Container Garden Tour, Minnesota Zone 5a

[@karanmyers5879]

Everything is so pretty. So colorful and cheerful. You have done a beautiful job. Thank you for sharing 🌷💐🌹

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Thank you so much! 💓

[@Myrtuscommunis]

Wonderful garden! 👍 Thanks for showing! 😃💚

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Thank you! 😊

[@SashaFierce-jk3bxxx58]

WOW! Such a beautiful potted garden. Hope mine will fill in like yours. I only had a small collection (I didn't want it to look like an old ladies garden 😂). This summer I added more.

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Thank you! I started small and slowly grew my collection over time. It is a lot to manage being this big, though!

[@BerthaStarks]

A "VERY" nice garden!

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Thank you! 😊

[@heatherunger7325]

Looking great Laurel. I hope you share your fall pot clean up. I’ve got a bunch of begonia and I’m curious how you store yours for winter.

[@amyjones2490]

Coleus starts really well in a small jar of water and they do well inside over winter. I take cuttings in autumn and put them all in a pot after they root in water and separate out into containers in spring.

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

I have overwintered coleus before, but I find my good intentions are bulldozed by the massive workload of fall cleanup nowadays. We'll see what I can do this year!

[@amyjones2490]

Mezoo over winters great and does make good houseplant. You can also take cuttings from it.

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

That is good to know, I have not tried overwintering mezoo before! Maybe I'll get some clearance ones and pot them up as houseplants to make it easier to move them in. I see them for about a dollar on clearance now. "Free" plants for next spring! 😊

[@قناةطبخالمغربيالاصيل]

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[@elliewowerat3841]

Absolutely love your plants and color harmonizing! What type of potting soil do you use? Also what do you use for fertilizer? Thanks in advance.

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Thank you! I use many types of soil and save it and re-use it from year to year. I have used Pro-Mix, Kellogg Organics, Proven Winners, Coast of Maine, and soils bagged and sold by local garden centers. It is worth the investment in quality soil, and I have found Pro-Mix to be the best value for the money. If any plants have insect or disease issues I dispose of that soil and do not save it. For fertilizer I can usually find large bags of Espoma Garden Tone or Plant Tone for a good price in spring. Plus I add worm castings at planting time. I fertilize weekly with water-soluble bloom or all-purpose mix. Currently I use Fertilome but I also purchase mixes packaged and sold at local garden centers. I fertilize with that once per week. 😊

[@earthbybike]

Beautiful! Do you have any of the pots on drip?

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Thank you! No, I don't have any on drip. I move things around a lot during the season and I would have to have another line running from the spigot on the house across the concrete so I'm not motivated to figure that out. I just keep hand-watering though this year has been easier with the abundance of rain.

[@lorijacobson1931]

Laurel, I want to try, over wintering my geraniums. Any tips you have would be appreciated. Thank you!

[@laurelrosegardens6454]

Last winter was the first time for me, but I just brought them in like houseplants in the fall. They dropped a lot of leaves but as soon as it got into the 50's on the porch I put them out there and they filled in nicely with the sun exposure. I haven't tried keeping them as bare root but I might give that a shot this year.

[@lorijacobson1931]

@@laurelrosegardens6454 Thank you!😀

[@archons909]

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