Red, White, and Blue Blooms

Posted on May 16, 2025

Get creative with your own red, white, and blue containers! What better way to celebrate the warm weather than to spend time outdoors making a beautiful container mix? Pick out a plant or two of each color with similar soil and light requirements and varying textures for best results.

CREATING YOUR CONTAINER

We always recommend the tried-and-true “thriller, filler, and spiller” method. Start by choosing a plant with some drama and height (thriller), add in a mid-height companion plant (filler), and then complete the arrangement with a hanging plant that will spill over the side of your container rather than grow upright (spiller). This method works well to give the appearance of a full arrangement.

Make sure you choose a large enough pot! You don’t want to have too much excess space or squeeze plants into a small container, and consider the mature size and shape of the plants you’re choosing. Plus, the more soil you provide your plants, the less watering and maintenance your container will need.

We put together our own recipe video you can follow, or use the list of the best and most vibrant plant choices to create your own!

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