Containers 2014 trends

Containers –Not Just for Geraniums Any More!Terri James,University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Assistant

Why Containers? Continued color Seasonal Interest Color Texture

Form Space Easy Versatile

Lots of my favorites!& some new one’s to try!

Abutilon – Flowering Maple Voodoo Fairy Coral Red Melon Sorbet

Acalypha - Copperleaf

Acalypha - Copperleaf Sizzle Scissors Beyond Paradise

Alternenthera – Joseph’s Coat

Something New for 2014 …

White Knight™ Alyssum Fall interest Long blooming Heat tolerant Attracts bees &

butterflies


Angelface®

Wedgwood Blue Angelonia hybrid Fragrant foliage Long blooming Heat tolerant

Begoina -

Begoina - Baby wing Angle wing Bonfire Big series Green & bronze

leaf

Something New For 2014 …

Begonia Surefire™

Red Rose

Heat tolerant Rebloomer Sun & shade


Superbells® Calibrachoa Spicy Pomegranate

Punch

Canna

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missouriplants.com

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Something New From 2013 …

Carex - Sedges

calfloranursery.com

anniesannuals.com

mountaincrestgardens.com

Cleome – Not the Old Fashioned

Coleus -

Colacasia – Elephant Ear

Colacasia – Elephant Ear Blackstem Jack’s Giant

Cordyline Red Star

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Cuphea – Cigar Plant

Cuphea – Cigar Plant Firecracker Batface Mexican Heather Caribbean Sunset

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mexicohorse.com

monchesfarm.com

Eragrostis – Love Grass Wind Dancer Purple Love Grass

Erigeron – Mexican Daisy

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chilternseeds.co.uk

Eupatorium – Elegant Feather

Euphorbia - Diamond Frost Breathless Blush

Gaura -o Ballerina Rose

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pendernursery.com

Geranium -


Timeless™ Geranium Deep Red Orange Pink Rose Lavender


Boldly™ Geranium Burgundy Dark Red Hot Pink Lavender Rose Scarlet Fire

Hibicus - Annualo Maple Sugar

Impatiens - Various colors Fusion series

Exotic Sunset

Ipomoea – Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea – Sweet Potato Vine

Lantana -

Lantana - Lucky series Red Hot Peach Flame Bandana Red

Melinis – Ruby Grass

Millet - Jester Jade Princess Purple Barron

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Musa / Ensete – Banana

Pennisetum – Fountain Grasses Purple Fountain Bunny tails Prince Princess


Graceful Grasses®

'Fireworks' Variegated Red Fountain Heat tolerant 24-30”

Pentas -

Ornamental Peppers -

Osteospermum Asti Series

White Lavender Purple Asti Mix

Perilla – Beefsteak Plant

Perilla – Beefsteak Plant Magilla Purple Magilla Vanilla


Supertunia®

Petunia Flamingo Orchid Charm

Plectranthus - Spurflowers Variegated Silver Shield Mona Lavender Swedish Ivy

Purslane

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Rudbeckia - Cherry Brandy

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ozarksgardens.com

Salvia - Black-n-Blue Dancing Flame Evolution – AAS

Winner Summer Jewel Red &

Pink AAS winners

Stipta – Ponytail Grass


Sundaze® Blaze Strawflower – Bracteantha hybrid

Strobilanthes – Persian Shield

Talinum paniculatum - Limòn

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Catalina® Grape-O-Licious Wishbone Flower Torenia hybrid Long blooming Heat tolerant No deadheading

Verbena -


Superbena®

Verbena Royale Plum Wine Royale Whitecap Violet Ice

Zinnia -

Profusion Series

Now that a have your list!What are you going to do with all of these plants?


All-America Selection

Grimes Proven Winners Colorado State

Annual Trails Social Media

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Something New for 2014 …Where to find the latest & greatest?

All-America Selection

Come visit us!

All-americaselections.org

http://www.all-americaselections.org/index.cfm

All-America Selection - 2014

Flower Award Winner -- Angelonia Serenita™ Pink F1


Vegetable Award Winner -- Bean Mascotte


Vegetable Award Winner -- Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1

Regional Winner


Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Gaura Sparkle White


Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Impatiens New Guinea Florific™ Sweet Orange F1


Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Ornamental Pepper NuMex Easter


Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Osteospermum Akila® Daisy White F1


Flower Award Winner Penstemon Arabesque™ Red F1

Regional Winner


Vegetable Award Winner -- Pepper Mama Mia Giallo F1


Bedding Plant Award Winner -- Petunia African Sunset F1


AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Radish Rivoli

Regional Winner


AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Tomato Chef's Choice Orange F1


AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Tomato Fantastico F1


AAS Vegetable Award Winner -- Tomato Mountain Merit F1

Regional Winner

All-America Selection - 2013 Canna, South Pacific

Scarlet Echinacea, Cheyenne

Spirit Geranium, Pinto

Premium White to Rose

Tomato, Jasper F¹

Melon, Melemon Watermelon,

Harvest Moon Zinnia, Profusion

Double Deep Salmon Zinnia, Profusion

Double Hot Cherry

BYF Garden AAS Plants

Also look for Perennials! Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

Great Plants® Perennial Plant Association

Perennial Plant of the Year Plant Select® All-America Rose Selections American Hosta Society

Something New for 2014 … Great Plants Program 2014 Winners

Showy Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa)

Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Korean fir(Abies koreana)

Purple beautyberry(Callicarpa dichomata)

Gray’s sedge(Carex grayi)

How to Create Show Stopping Containers!For all Four Seasons!

Planning Find great containers Use good potting soil

Bark, peat moss, pearlite, vermiculite

Use a slow release fertilizer

For big pots use a filler in the bottom

Mulch, cans, Styrofoam peanuts

Use hardscape items Trellis, obelisk, woody

stems Steal ideas!


Think Color Pantone color

of the year Radiant Orchid

http://www.pantoneview.com/pantone-color-of-the-year-2014

When planting thinko Design

o Thrillero Fillero Spiller

www.thrillersfillersandspillers.com

Spring! Pansy Cabbage Chard Heuchera Viola Tiarella

(Foamflower)Photos: Proven Winners

Spring! Cabbage Chard Viola Nasturshims Lettuce Bok choy

Photos: Proven Winners

Summer

Photos: Terri James

Summer Thriller Cana Cordyline Banana Elephant Ears

Spillers Plectranthus Begonia Wind Dancer - grass Sweet potato vine

Fillers Plectranthus Ponytail grass Persian shield Peppers Lantana Geranium Euphorbia

Common Fillers

Uncommon Fillers - Swiss Chard Peppers Eggplant Tomatoes Okra Artichokes

Patio Gardening Cauliflower, Attribute

Hybrid Peppers, Sweet Red

Popper Eggplant, Shooting Star Corn, On Deck Lettuce Blends Herbs

Patio Gardening Tomato, Patio

Princess Zucchini, Ball

Hybrid Cucumber,

Spacemaker Carrot, Caracus

Summer

Fall Keep things that will

take the cool weather Grasses

Add Mums Artificial flower picks Scarecrows Mini pumpkins

Fall

Winter

Winter Trim shrubs for color &

texture interest Red dogwood Yellow dogwood Curly willow

Add Pinecones Snowflakes Christmas ornaments

Gentility trim shrubs for greens Pines Yews Junipers

Winter

Something New for 2014 …Garden trends for 2014


2009 2011 2012 2013

Favorite Flower Color Trends form 2009 – 2013Proven Winners


Think Color Pantone color

of the year Radiant Orchid

http://www.pantoneview.com/pantone-color-of-the-year-2014


Garden Trends for 2014 Ground up Super foods Drink your yard Dress-up your yard Bee-nifcials Cultur-vating

Simple elegance Frac’d up Young men get down and

dirty Think gardens Fingertip gardening Tree-mendous reversal


Remove lid Choose sunny spot Push seed pod into

loosened soil until level with soil surface

No need to cover Keep pot moist


2014 Green Thumb Awards Square foot garden

seed mats GrowBox - Planters in

designer colors GrowBox Support

Cage

Brolly Snip-N-Drip Pot

and Planter Soaker System

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2014 Green Thumb Awards Clematis ‘Sweet

Summer Love’ PPAF

Zone 4-9



2014 Green Thumb Awards Vaccimium

Complex Hybrid ‘Blueberry Glaze’

Zone 5-8



2014 Green Thumb Awards ‘Habitat Hero’

Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden from High Country Gardens

Zone 5-8



2014 Green Thumb Awards ‘Bloomerang Dark

Purple Lilac PPAF, CBRAF

Zone 3-7



2014 Green Thumb Awards Baptisia ‘Blue

Towers’ PPAF Zone 3a-8b



Something New for 2014 … Try something different for a container

Find one new plant and try it in several different settings

Add something edible to your container Start a back-yard fruit garden Your imagination is your limit!!

Questions Terri James

[email protected] 402/472-8973 Slideshare.net

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Containers 2014 trends