Always looking for an excuse to buy more flowers, I was thrilled when the Lane family presented me with this lovely pot holder for my birthday last year. It is such fun to fill!
This year, I went with a white Begonia with the most incredible leaves (lost the tag, SORRY!), 'Yellow Moon' Torenia (aren't they cheerful?) and a 'Solar Flair' Coleus, for my main plants and filled in with assorted coleus that seemed to suit the whole color scheme.
When I sit outside and read my newspaper, I glance over at it, and it just makes me smile. The flowers on the begonia hang gracefully from long stems, and are a little shy about showing off their gorgeous blooms. The torenia are a showier bunch, happy to let the world know they are there. The coleus are reminding me how very large they will get, and that I better remember to keep them pinched back.
What, your plants don't talk to you?
Speaking of coleus, I love to put together a mixed pot of a bunch of varieties for my rear shade bed-this group is practically singing with joy!
Very pretty! I like torenia a lot. I haven't used much coleus in the past, but your photos are convincing me. So showy.
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