Designs for Container Gardens

This plan is perfect for the built-in planters common in the midcentury ranch houses of southwest Houston.

Dimensions: 4 feet wide by 2 feet deep.

 

 

Each landscaping element has different plant options to suit your preference for color, texture, height, and pollinator support. Choose one type of plant for each element for a cohesive look.

Sunny

Type 4-5

Shady

Type 2-3

Plant A

Yarrow

Pink Skullcap

Penstemon

Blue-Eyed Grass

Plant B

Winecup

Frogfruit

Horseherb

Frogfruit

 

These plants are native or well-adapted to the Houston area and our specific type of soil, climate, and rainfall.

Native Plant Container Gardens for Shade

These plans are for planters that receive less than four hours of direct sun per day (type 2-3). The large planter should be the size of a whiskey barrel planter or larger.

 

 

Large Planter Small Planter
Inland Sea Oats Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Turk's Cap
Blue-Eyed Grass
Pigeonberry

Native Plant Container Gardens for Sun

These plans are for planters that receive more than four hours of direct sun per day (type 4-5). The large planter should be the size of a whiskey barrel planter or larger.

 

Large Planter Large Planter Small Planter
Thriller Rock Rose Little Bluestem Penstemon
Filler Pink Skullcap Texas Lantana
Spiller Silver Ponyfoot
Frogfruit
Frogfruit