Thanks for a fabulous fall season!
Whew! We blinked and fall is almost over. We wanted to give a huge thank you to all our clients in Fairway, Leawood, Lenexa, Prairie Village, Overland Park, Mission Hills, Olathe, Lee's Summit, Edmond, Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City, Oakdale, Arcadia, Crown Heights, Heritage Hills, Lakehurst, Lake Aluma, Glenbrook and Quail Creek. We've had a very busy fall and are so thankful for YOU and your love of curb appeal!
Holiday Container Garden Design 101 for Zone 7 (that's you Oklahoma City!)
Hooray! The holidays are almost here! Time to get your front entry and outdoor planters looking festive for the season. Below, Elizabeth is sharing her favorite holiday design ideas that work well in OKC and other parts of the country where it is warm enough in the winter for an evergreen to survive in a planter all winter long.
Let’s talk holiday container garden design. We use the “thriller, filler, spiller” design theory.
The “thriller” is the one tall plant in the middle that gives the arrangement height. A live evergreen is our “thriller” of choice for winter planters. Other good “thriller” options, in addition to the evergreen, are red twig dogwood sticks and birch poles. Depending on the size of the planter, some other good evergreen options are leland cypress, boxwood, juniper and dwarf alberta spruce.
Next comes the “filler” which fills in around the middle of the planter. Our favorite “fillers” for the holidays are pinecones, berries and ornaments.
Lastly, come the “spillers” which cascade over the sides of the planter. You could use one gallon evergreen shrubs that have a trailing habit (like pacific blue juniper or blue rug juniper), fresh evergreen garland or cut evergreen branches as “spillers”. Our favorite cut evergreen branch is incense cedar because it looks good long after the holidays are over. If you use fresh garland or any cut evergreen branches make sure to spray them with Wilt-Pruf or another anti-dessicant product when you do the installation and keep them misted with water on a weekly basis throughout the holiday season so they don't dry out.
In the picture above, we’ve used a boxwood as the thriller, pinecones and berries as fillers and blue rug juniper as the spillers. Doesn’t it look festive for the holidays? Once the holidays are over, just remove the pinecones, berries and garland and the evergreens will look great all winter long.
Holiday Container Garden Design 101 for Zone 6 (Kansas City this is you!)
Look at this gorgeousness that Julie created last winter! Since it is a lot colder in Kansas City, she will be using spruce tops as the thrillers instead of live evergreen shrubs. Her favorite fillers are pine cones, berries and various evergreen branches (princess pine, noble fir or silver tip fir). Julie likes to use an evergreen garland as the spiller and / or incense or coned cedar.
Let Adorn Help You
Oh, hello holiday season! You are right around the corner. It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the busiest. Let our elves "adorn" your front porch or store front with holiday curb appeal and mark that task off your list. Think of it as an early gift to yourself!
In addition to planting your holiday pots we also have fresh evergreen garland and wreaths that we can provide for your mailbox, outdoor benches, doors and anywhere else you want a welcoming, seasonal touch.
Need a holiday gift for your loved one who has everything? An Adorn gift certificate makes the perfect holiday gift that can be used any season!
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Curb Appeal Shout Out!
When you own a fabulous boutique, are a mom to 2 busy girls AND you are a super active community volunteer, you don't have time to do your own outdoor planters. We are delighted to help Katherine create welcoming curb appeal through container gardens at her clothing store, Gretta Sloane.
Katherine has owned Gretta Sloane for 4 years and her favorite thing about owning the store is the people. "I thrive on meeting new people and chatting it up with friends. I cherish each encounter I have with one of the "Gretta Girls" (all the great girls who work for me), a new customer, a Saturday regular or Dee, our post woman. These relationships are what makes doing this job never feel like I'm doing a job. We love Adorn for many reasons. First, I kill every plant I ever buy or plant. So I've decided to leave all planting up to the professionals. Second, the first impression someone has of the store is from the front, whether they are stopping in for something special, browsing after a trip to Organic Squeeze, on their morning walk to Starbucks with the dogs or parking to get their hair done. We want everyone who encounters Gretta Sloane to feel welcome and comfortable even before they walk in. Adorn helps us do that. Finally, we use Adorn because Elizabeth is a joy to work with. She makes it easy for me. She contacts me at the beginning of every season with a timeframe and ideas. I don't have to lift a finger. We love Adorn!"
Katherine has such an eye for fashion! Check out her store in Nichols Hills Plaza for fab clothes, shoes and accessories for every season.
www.grettasloane.com