All In Bloom

The installation went so smoothly thanks to my new friends and super workers - Cindy and Jennifer.  And now we have the rains!!  The plants are so happy with the super charged water from the heavens and are blooming to excess.  But....it can stop raining any time now or those same very happy plants will be covered in mildew and struggling with root rot.  Let's think happy thoughts for now.  Here are a few pictures of the containers.  More to follow -- if the rain would stop long enough for me to take some.

This combination is a little "off" on the colors that were put together.  The spiller is Vinca Cora Cascade Magenta and it has a little too much fuschia for the red of the Whopper Begonia.  The fillers are Angelonia Serena White and Penta Butterfly White which give enough space between the reds to allow the eye not to see both at the same time.  Wouldn't do this again but all the players are performing really well so I won't complaint too much.

Went with no competing colors on this one.  Really like the cooling effect it gives.  The caladium is Moonlight with Vinca Cora White next to it and Scaevola White as the spiller.  The scaevola has been a great performer so far and is almost taking over some containers.  Gentle pruning is keeping it in check.

Believe it or not there are three different plants in this container!!  One of my favorite petunias - Supertunia Vista Bubblegum apparently is very happy in this pot.  In the middle is an autumn fern and some pentas.  Will have to do some serious pruning to find them though.  But if you are looking for a great petunia - here it is.

The rains have been good for the containers but a check of the pots today showed that a few of the vincas have rotted out.  The Cora series of vinca is a strong plant but they do need some drying out time.  Hope to see the sun on a regular basis next week.  More pictures to come!!!