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The recipe for a spectacular cool-weather container? According to mood or decor, combine a handful of show-stopping plants, some bright berries and an evergreen sprig.
By Megan Fulweiler
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Never mind mums. Today’s late-season outdoor pots brim with personality. Richard Clark, owner of Clark Farms Garden Center in Wakefield, and Clark Farms designer Pam Tourtelott, who created these earthy delights, suggest five to seven plants for a fourteen- to eighteen-inch container. Think height, texture and color, Clark advises. In a pot against the wall, puffy trailing plants go in front, mid-high plants are fillers, grasses sit in back. Water two or three times a week; full to partial sun is ideal. At season’s end, perennials live on as mulch. In the pot
1 Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ is a reliable perennial. This species, unlike some, is not invasive.
2 Salvia icterina, variegated golden sage, is a culinary herb.
3 Salix contorta, better known as ‘Curly Willow,’ lends architectural effect, says Clark.
4 Euphorbia efanthia sports burgundy-tinged foliage.
5 Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ makes a great addition to rock gardens.
6 Coreopsis ‘Limerock Passion’ is a deer- and rabbit-resistant perennial that keeps producing color till mid-fall.
