Colorful pots for fall

Cheerful, cheerful! Autumn on the balcony… As long as you start making a few pots and planters to color it.

A visit to his usual point of sale will stock up on plants to make planters or pots or to hang on his balcony.
Harmonize the colors between them, and think about extending the periods of interest until spring. The evergreen foliage will complement the fall blooms.

Pansies and violas

Classics, pansies and violas tire when they are installed alone, even if their colors can be varied.
In the sun, install these violas in the company of dwarf asters, chrysanthemums, heather.
In light shade, marry them with cyclamen .

Ornamental grasses

The linear leaves with the drooping shape of small sedges bring lightness.
For a hotpot exposed to soft sun or light shade, install a bronze to orange sedge (Carex testacea) or variegated cream (C. oshimensis ‘Evergold’).

The colorful foliage of heucheres

The leaves of the heuches are superb all winter.
Bright purple colors ( Heuchera ‘Beaujolais’, H. ‘Chocolate Ruffles’, H. ‘Obsidian’) appreciate the sun.
For a partial shade exposure, prefer paler leaves ( Heuchera ‘Caramel’, H. ‘Cinnabar Silver’) or tangy ( Heuchera ‘Citronelle’).

Silvery foliage

Also think of the silvery gray foliage of the golden baskets, the helianthemums, the bear ears which will form beautiful contrasts.

Antifreeze containers

Choose pots that will not burst with freezing and thawing: non-freezing terracotta, plastic or wood.
Glazed pottery, which does not evacuate moisture, is more fragile.

Install the plants

Buy the plants in pots or small pots.
Moisturize the clods before planting them until the air bubbles disappear.
Deposit and install the plants tightly enough.
Slide potting soil into the voids up to 2 cm from the edges.
Firm by hand and water.