Our best ideas for curb appeal.
So give the outside and front door the TLC and attention it deserves, too.
You don’t even need to spend a lot of time or money doing it.
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Opting for an arrangement thats composed entirely of these blooms makes a bold addition to the front porch.
They create a mound of flowers thats really full.
The plants are also inexpensive compared to fillers such as ornamental grasses, explains the gardening expert.
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you could get a lot of bang for your buck.
The Elegance of Boxwood
Green and white always feels like theright mix for spring.
Free-flowing, evergreen star jasmine vines plus fragrant, perennial lemon thyme are planted around the topiary’s base.
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Add a blooming spring annual, like ‘Phloxstar White’ phlox, to take center stage.
Craving a bolder color?
He suggests swapping out the phlox for violas or pansies, which are also early-spring favorites.
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Give this arrangement full sun to part shade, and water regularly.
Trim the star jasmine when needed.
If you keep the blooms watered, they really will last far into the spring, notes Thompson.
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I like to enjoy mine as long as possible because they get even prettier as time goes on.
American Beauty
This front entrance and walkway are the epitome of patriotic pride.
Place containers in part shade and water regularly to prevent your thirsty hydrangeas from wilting.
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Play the Blues
Got the blues?
Embrace summer with this zesty contrast to a beautiful cobalt blue door.
Flanking the entrance are satsuma mandarin topiaries inside sapphire-glazed ceramic pots.
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Zinnias, lantanas, and cosmos in citrusy hues spill graciously out of the pots.
Satsuma mandarins produce white blooms in spring, with fruit gradually turning bright orange by fall.
This fairly cold-hardy citrus should be brought indoors when temperatures dip below 20 degrees.
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Yellow and crimson ‘Liberty’ snapdragons, marigolds, crimson dianthus, and more creeping Jenny provide additional color.
Give your junipers and flowers a spot with at least six hours of sun to maintain their color.
Chinese fan palms, scarlet bromeliads, and gold-variegated acuba and ivy are incorporated in complementary earthenware planters.
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Fortunately, they make great houseplants.
Jungle Tones
Visitors will marvel at this arched wood door and surrounding evergreen vines.
These containers will stay freshest in bright shade or part shade.
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Sago palms, which are actually cycads, are cold-hardy in USDA Zones 8b and up.
Romantic Stairstep Pots
Dress up your stairsteps with sweet pastel flowers.
These flowers, along with the sweet potato vine, prefer a sunny spot.
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Green to Envy
It’s not easy being green, but it certainly is captivating!
Use honey-hued spillers like Wave petunias or million bells to add contrast.
All of these plants will thrive in full sun.
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Summertime Flair
For a showstopping display, it doesn’t get more dramatic thanelephant’s ear.
Surround the oversize leaves with dainty, colorful flowers and foliage for contrasting texture.
With full or part sun and plenty of water, these plants will brighten concrete urns all summer long.
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Complement Pop Star hydrangeas by layering in Diamond Frost euphorbias, white gauras, and Million Bells trailing calibrachoas.
Boston fern is a classic pick for its thick and fluffy evergreen fronds.
Give the ferns bright, indirect light and keep their soil moist.
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Bring Boston ferns indoors for the winter once temperatures drop below 40 degrees.
These flowers will stay radiant in a spot with plenty of sun exposure.
Caladiums are the one plant here that will go dormant in winter.
Sunny Shades
Treat a heavy vessel as a small, wild garden.
The orange petals and strikingly bordered foliage of ‘Tropical Salmon’ SunPatiens spice up this sun-inspired container.
SunPatiens loves heat and humidity and will grow in sun or shade.
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Spring Beauties
Cool-weather flowers in pink and purple hues grace this front entrance.
These concrete planters are home to trailing ‘Plentifall’ pansies, tulips, lime-colored heuchera, and variegated ivy.
Pull out thetulip bulbsafter they fade and replace them with heat-loving annuals.
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It’s A Pink Party!
Allow a large terra-cotta pot to become a semi-permanent part of your front door facade.
Embrace a thrilling mix of highs and lows in rosy hues.
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In front, trailing vincas spill over the edge.
Great Falls Angel coleus fill the middle ground, while Peppermint caladiums bring scale with their elephant-ear shape.
Fire Up Fall With Color
Fall-blooming grasses signal the changing of seasons.
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They are paired with warm-huedlantanas, a butterfly favorite with blooms that last until the first frost.
A burnt orange, ceramic urn adds to the autumn flavor.
Make A Big Impression With Palms
Bigger really is better when it comes to container gardens.
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Needle palm is a native that prefers some shade and is hardy in USDA Zones 6b to 11.
These plants will appreciate some sun.
Cinderella pumpkins are added here for bonus autumnal flair.
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This low, rolled-rim pot is arranged with plants sturdy enough to last through the hot summer months.
Hardy full-sun varieties in a showy monochromatic blend of cool blues and soft purples mimic a whimsical bouquet.
Plumbago blooms are seen throughout, with bursts of Angelface Blue angelonias and Victoria Blue salvias in the back.
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Finish by covering with mulch to lock in moisture.
Rustic Freestanding Container
Trash is turned into beautiful treasure with this budget-friendly, galvanized-metal washtub container.
This combination will do well in part sun.
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Neutral and textured containers offer a stark contrast to the colorful flowers and bold, black door.
These drought-tolerant plants only need occasional watering.
Express your team pride with the appropriate variation of flowers and foliage in your team’s colors.
Blue salvia and the magenta hues of celosia and sweet potato vines really set off the arrangement.
These flowers will bloom best in a sunny spot.
Metal planters in coordinating sizes and finishes tie together this multihued trio.
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Place these plants in full sun.
Bring On Spring
Daffodils are perfect for brightening up container gardens and offering an irresistible fragrance.
The daffodils and alyssum can be replaced once they stop blooming.
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Reflect the Season
Rotate seasonal plants and flowers into containers to reflect the best of the season.
Tropical Punch
Summertime signals tropical plants.
Keep their soil moist after all, these plants hail from the tropics.
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For prolific blooms, place these planters in full sun.
Yellow creeping Jenny forms the base of the white ceramic containers.
Bog-loving pitcher plants prefer to grow in moist soil mixed with peat moss.
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Small trees or shrubs do best in a planter that is at least 16 inches wide.
Choose a planter that is about 1/3 the height of your door for the greatest visual impact.
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