Cool Plant Combo Ideas Direct From Garden Retailers

MSU Cool Combination ContainersCombination containers are popular for consumers who want instant color and beauty for their homes. They are particularly great for retailers because they can showcase their products, emphasize design, and create an eye-catching entrance to the store or displays in the store. They also provide an instant garden for consumers and meet the instant gratification they’ve come to desire.

Heidi Lindberg, a Greenhouse and Nursery Extension Educator at Michigan State University, recently offered suggestions from West Michigan garden retailers on interesting and cool combinations for the spring of 2021. These recommendations included:

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Tropical thrillers: Combination planters often have a thriller (tall plant for interest), filler (medium plant that brings color or texture), and a spiller (plant to overhang the edge of the container). This year, garden retailers experimented with some interesting thrillers that created unusual looks.

Flower power: this includes petite patio planters, as well as seasonal reflections.

Tempting textures: for example, deep-purple and lime-green foliage, and color wheels of contrasting displays.

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