Planting the first summer containers of the year! 🌿

Finally it's time to plant some containers. Watch to find out why this was NOT the plan.
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'Golden Curls' willow (Salix babylonica)
Helichrysum petiolare 'Lemon Licorice'
Sunpatiens Compact Deep Rose (Impatiens hybrid)
* Plants purchased by me, soil products provided by Organic Mechanics.
#containerdesign #containers #gardeningtips
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My name is Erin and I love sharing inspiration and information with real-life gardeners. I live and garden in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5b/6a.
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[@tresawilkins7159]

CONGRATULATIONS on the article featuring The Impatient Gardener in the Summer 2024 issue of Midwest Living! You deserve it IMO!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you! 💕

[@laurahiggins4712]

It's Heidi from Garden Crossings in Zeeland, MI who says SunPatiens don't like fertilizer. They are an online and retail garden center. They always grow a large drift of SunPatiens in their backyard. And they are beautiful! They just did a video and planted many SunPatiens in their Signature Garden. Looking forward to seeing your flowers in the pots grow throughout the season.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I actually think I remember reading that right in the description online after someone mentioned it to me last year. Well I've got little experiment going now.

[@ladikmk]

Those Curly Willows are beautiful; very unique look and fits in so well with your gardens.

[@brookemontes3816]

My fave pots I am doing this year are small gold mop cypress in center, peach coral bells, bronze sweet potato vine, and dusty Miller

[@lindaga820]

Erin, I absolutely love what you've done with your containers, beautiful !!

[@lindis2660]

Yay! I love your view on not always needing a trailer. The “rules” not followed are usually the newest trend. Love your channel and your view on gardening.

[@afriendofB]

We planted two curly willow trees about 12 years ago that we started from pencil size twigs out of a flower arrangement. They are now about 30 feet tall and about 2 ft dia at the base. Have to prune them hard every year. Good luck with them.

[@jeannesmith1761]

Can I watch the rest of your show and that's what you came up with a curly Willow that was good

[@GardenerPhyl]

Those curly willows are magnificent. One doesn’t really need trailing plants when your pots are so lovely. Looking forward to seeing everything fill in.

[@peggymalabuyoc9150]

So gorgeous, love your choices for these containers! Many thanks for your tips and information as well. Very enjoyable to watch. 👌🪴🥰

[@saiburravocc]

I love these containers, the inspo photo and style of this video. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to see it grow! I think I need a curly willow myself!

[@rbrown2746]

Love this combo

[@lynnharrington9202]

Hi Erin! Beautiful container. You need to watch a video Janey did today from Dig, Plant, Water Repeat. It shows good practices for helping your body out when gardening. Hip hinge is what you need while planting these😂

[@eileenlafever1983]

Cut Irish spring bars into chunks and put around plants. Makes Deer stay away. Lasts all season. Found out the year the deer ate 75 hosta (first year they looked good) tried everything else, only thing that worked

[@eileenhugelier4095]

Love the curly willow! A few years ago I used curly sticks as decoration in a pot, they rooted and now I have a TREE! In the landscape! Ha!

[@snu3877]

How cool is that?!

[@annamaria54321]

What a fun and beautiful planter combination. Love it!

[@vickyroberson2441]

Beautiful!! However, I was entirely unsuccessful in not laughing when you were standing between those two 6’ trees! I didn’t realize you were so short! 😄 love your channel!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

:)

[@shastafog2516]

Fertilizer will give you more foliage

[@nicholasryan5401]

Greeting's from Ireland, Great video and beautiful curly willow's. We have fifty eight pot's and four flower beds in a small front garden and out back there is a glasshouse and no dig garden bed's. My wife has no interest in gardening and has told me the front garden look's like a mini garden centre. Fifty two pot's are perennial's and six are for annual's for the front windowsill's. My project for next autumn is a no dig flower bed. I have lot's of perennial's in pot's that I can split. I make my own compost in a three bay system and should have enough for extra flower bed's.

[@FernsAndForest]

Erin, this is a great video! It addresses the same challenges I've had in finding/choosing plants. The combination of plants for your driveway pots is gorgeous, and I look forward to updates as the season progesses. I am choosing to do lots of pots this year, and raised planters, partly to avoid (hopefully) dealing with jumping worms. Like you, designing containers has become a passion. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@christinestefanides2494]

What pretty containers, Erin! Unique look with great scale.

[@wardm4]

Ending with "I can't wait to show you what's next." All of us: Please be the banana.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

It's not the banana :) I feel like it's still a touch on the chilly side for it so I'm working my way through a few other containers first. But the banana is going to be GOOD. :)

[@laurieanne9712]

Always love exposure to a new shrub--curly willow! Loved the whole look you went for!

[@newt52864]

So funny, when I saw them I thought of the pots in town near Swarthmore College, PA, which is around the corner from me 😉 And then you mentioned seeing them in PA 😁 TFS, so cool 🤩🤩🤩

[@dylan8285]

If u thought the birch was bad just wait for when u take these willows out 😂. I’ve bought the 6 pack impatiens and fertilized heavy and they became monsters in full sun here in MI. Like 3ft tall by 2 ft wide of course plenty of moisture was given too

[@emkn1479]

We have a curly willow tree and wow, does it grow fast 😳 it’s huge and I absolutely love it! I think willows in general are fast growing. PS THE EXPANDING FOAM IN THE POT LIP IS GENIUS 🤯

[@valjalava1951]

Oh whoh these containers are so beautiful just love this look

[@michellefrance1165]

Very pretty and unique containers, that's why I love your garden style!!!

[@patrinamason8164]

I’m so excited about the SunPatiens’ test. I grow a lot of them. And the more plants I have that need less fertilizer the better.

[@lindabergman932]

Hi Erin, I planted a Crawley willow in our front yard some 10 years ago. That bush turned into a beautiful 30’ tree , we kept it trimmed up so we could actually walk underneath it like a regular willow tree! We did have to take it down at that point because it was just a holy mess but that was our fault for letting it go wild. I bought another one and this one I’m gonna keep it in check at about 10 to 15 feet. They are absolutely lovely , I think you’re going to enjoy yours too❤

[@barbkenas5663]

Gorgeous!

[@kathleenhall3868]

Puget Sound 8a here. I use licorice vine every year in containers, both the chartreuse and the grey. They can grow to 4 ft+; I tip prune early to get a bushier look but by October, some are still 3 ft. I often use in hanging baskets for this reason. Pest free. Not successful wintering over, tho; wish I knew how to propagate tender tip cuttings.

[@CTR6067]

I have 2 large immovable pots that I plant corn in. They look great, tall and green throughout summer and fall. I just leave the dried stalks in for winter decoration till spring when I pull them out and start again. Easy peasy!

[@sandistolle4874]

I love the curly willows! So pretty. Honestly, the birch muti-trunks were nice to.

[@kaystinebrink1220]

Love your scoop.

[@gardengatesopen]

IKR !

[@MariMari-vq8hl]

I am now wanting 2 big permanent pots as show stoppers for your long/steep driveway (granted, it’s not as long as hers!) 😂 🪴 I’m going to feel fancy adding these

[@lorihanby6733]

These containers are wonderful!! Love the pops of bright, cheerful color! The willows look great. Will be fun to see them grow and more fun to see what you’ll do next!

[@Goosesillyduckgardens]

I’m really digging this stretch into the bright and tropical colors!❤

[@heherttu]

My trick for large containers is root bags. It is so much easier to clean up the pots when you can just lift them up from the handles and dump. Love your containers this year also! You are setting trends for sure.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Great tip!

[@KP-gw5zv]

What beautiful containers. Just a small note, for the impatients, I for one did not read the tag one season and I planted these plants in my north side of the townhouse. I water and fertilized these plants just about every other day. They became huge and thicker and taller then what they were suppose to. The comment that I got from many people was: " Where did you get those plants? I sure would love to have them in my shade garden." I had to laugh and then reply, " I have fertilized them every other day. They do not grow this way." My mistake more or less. They did last pretty much the whole season until the harsh frost. At the time I was living in a zone 5 now I live in a zone 7/8. Have a wonderful day.

[@jillsimpson8716]

Gorgeous! I love this combo. Perfect video to watch with stormy weather here in Iowa.

[@juliafiore120]

Good morning, Erin☕️ I think the Curly Willows looks fantastic! Have a Blessed Day 😊

[@5262janna]

Love the mixture! Can’t wait to watch it grow!

[@MichelleSuggs-ls1ki]

Erin, these should be so pretty as they grow up. Love your unique style ( even if this was inspired elsewhere)

[@angielyons2146]

I live in Ohio and I planted a curls willow close to my deck because it had such great branches. It was in the shrub section at Lowes and the tag said it would only grow about 8 feet tall. That thing was either tagged wrong or it loved its location because it grew to be about 25 feet tall within about 3 years🤦🏻‍♀️ and I eventually had to cut it down after 10 years of it being planted because it was totally wrong for the space. Now I’m always second guessing what any plant tag says😂🤭

[@reginaneufeld1092]

That will be beautiful! Can't wait to see them in a month or so

[@vickijackson9115]

Love the containers. Especially the Curly Willow. Really enjoy watching your videos. ☺️

[@lindawhite3238]

I have one of those in the middle of my front yard. It’s a little bit too big for the space so have been braiding some of the unruly branches together. Looks kinda cool. Thanx for all your videos. Love them!

[@carolrose4784]

Love the curly willow…I’m going to copy your plantings! ❤

[@salimorton641]

I like the Sun patients and the bright pop of yellow. Looking forward to the next video!

[@GardeningPeacefulLivingNH]

These containers are gorgeous! I love the curly willow! I'm seeing a willow collection in my future.

[@joannetullini6814]

I love these. Great choices and beautiful colors.

[@terrivance8750]

Lovely--thank you, Erin. 😊

[@ivayork6178]

Love, love ,love your videos!

[@JBis.]

Looks beautiful!!

[@DevonSmedley]

Absolutely beautiful containers Erin!! I love using Sunpatiens, I find they do great with the osmocote and that’s all I give them the whole season. They don’t seem to like the water soluble or at least too much of it throughout the season. Love your channel so much!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you for sharing that!

[@brendaschuppe1774]

Stunning!!

[@hanzifaction]

Love those curly Willow!

[@sherrylnetzler351]

That is gorgeous. Well done.

[@soniewhitten4844]

love the containers, they are beautiful. thank you for sharing. have a great day!!!

[@rickyt3961]

Thanks Erin!

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Beautiful summer container.

[@cherylt6888]

Love these containers . Beautiful

[@taylorswf23]

Very satisfying foliage contrast 💚

[@2prettyfunnythings736]

Looks great. Fingers crossed the roots don’t grow into the spray foam

[@nickmelnik735]

This is not a drill people!!! Containers are happening, I repeat containers are happening!! 🎉🎉

[@pcrice-lr2dn]

I have heard the same about sun patients,I could be Wrong but I think it was P Allen Smith ,but last year I used Bio tone that I use on everything because I forgot they were huge and tons of blooms 🌸🌸🌸🌸 oh I also had in ground and in pots ,it does Wonderful in the south 🍃🌿

[@eileenlafever1983]

You can hang bars on deer paths too

[@seedsaverdiane5636]

I love using Sunpatients in areas that get not enough sun but then gets to much sun. I learned they fill in pots if given the room. I would of put just two in each pot.

[@gardengatesopen]

I feel like the thumbnail of this video shoulda been more like a 1940's newspaper headline: BIG SCOOP ON CURLY WILLOW!! Seriously tho, those are going to be awesome pots!!

[@sandraeriksen9818]

I can never keep sun patients watered enough in containers 🫤

[@discolemonade8794]

Love the curly willows in the pots! Would you please share what you used to stain the pots? I've been refinishing my containers this spring and would love some tips. Thank you!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I just used plain old wood stain (Minwax brand). It’s held up surprisingly well.

[@GrettaVanMaanen-pj8ql]

😊

[@Flower_hoarder]

🌸🌳🌸NICE 🌸🌳🌸

[@donnajoy6951]

How large are those containers?😊 great look!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

24'" diameter

[@donnabauerofbrilliancebyde1178]

Can I put arborvitae’s in containers and will they survive a zone 5 winter? Thank you

[@martyh3773]

Possible option for chartreuse- Nepeta- Chartreuses on the Loose

[@annesedgwick7303]

Hello! Do you ever root prune to keep trees and shrubs in containers longer? I’ve never tried it and wondering if you have tips?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I have on a couple of occasions. It's a good method, and important to take a proportional amount of top growth off as well. Plants live for years in pots using that kind of method.

[@annesedgwick7303]

Thank you so much! I love your channel - seeing a video from you is always such a treat in my day

[@patriciau6277]

❤️🙏❤️be safe!❤🙏

[@kathy5216]

Do deer bother curly willow!?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

My guess is that they would be interested in tasty those tender tips. I've had them go after pussy willows and the only willow I've found to be very deer proof is Salix purpurea. I'll spray these like I spray everything else.

[@terrypaul97045]

What size are these pots?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

24" diameter.