Winter Potted Plants For Porch

Moving potted plants indoors for winter.

Winter potted plants for porch.

Perfectly fit for small hedges when planted in multiples winter gem boxwood also works well potted in planters. Keep watering house and conservatory plants but reduce the amount of water as growth slows down in winter. This works best with tropical perennials such as begonias that keep growing through the winter. Plants in containers require different care.

There are many winter plants for the garden particularly when used in seasonal pot and container displays. During the winter this evergreen will take on a golden bronze coloring then change back to bright green in the spring. If you live in a cold region overwinter potted evergreens by protecting them during the winter months stop feeding the plants about one month before the first frost and do not water them once the dirt. One pot four seasons yucca and bergenia are the core plants in this container shining in summer and fall.

A spot of color and life on your front porch can ease the winter doldrums. Many of the same fall flowering plants grown in the garden make fine specimens for container gardens and hanging baskets good candidates for fall containers include any flowering plant that has a genetic disposition to fall blooming or has a long lasting bloom period that extends into fall. Many of my annuals herbs and tropical plants will keep growing through the winter and some will even reward me with a bloom or two. We have kept the tubers going in the same pot for several years.

Even plants like hosta which are usually focal points in the landscape can be grown in containers. So dust off your gardening gear and pot up a couple cold hardy containers. Winter is often viewed as down time in the garden with little to do but wait until spring. Garden plants although stored in a cool frost free place are either stored dry or slightly moist to stop the roots from drying out.

The only difference between planting annual potted plants and evergreen plants is that evergreens require special attention during the winter. Small potted fruit trees that spend the summer on a deck or patio can also live indoors for winter. This bolivian begonia will keep blossoming for a few weeks indoors before it drops its leaves for the winter. Watering requirements vary from plant to plant but there are some general rules to watering pots in winter.

In winter when the bergenia has died back stems from yellow and redtwig dogwoods add to the yucca s colorful display. Plants that keep growing in winter. Low light plants like astilbe make excellent porch plants for shade. Container porch plants for shade will still need regular water as pots dry out faster than in ground plants.