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Perennials in containers offer gardeners options
posted by Baxter Cannada | 9/2/2010

A classic thriller, filler, spiller combination can make any garden container of perennials stand out, like this mix of Heuchera Dolce Key Lime Pie and Crème Brûlée, Hylotelephium Carl and Autumn Fire, Lysimachia Goldilocks, and Oenothera Lemon Drop. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman)
We all know annuals such as petunia or million bells are great container garden plants, but have you ever tried including perennials in container gardens? This important group of plants can and should be an ingredient in every container recipe.  Many gardeners have a strict mindset about using annuals and perennials in container gardens: annuals are annuals and perennials are perennials, and never the twain shall meet. But if you base all Full Story
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