A Begonia and Vinca Vine Container Garden Idea for Partial Shade
Posted in Small Spaces: Mailboxes and Containers on 02. Nov, 2009
Begonias are great container plants for both the summer and fall seasons. This recipe is one of of the easiest partial shade designs to make. The quantities listed are designed to work in 24 inch diameter pots, although you can alter your own quanties for your container.
What You Need:
- Circle #1: Two 4-6inch pots of Pink Begonias
- Circle #2: Two 4-6 inch pots White Begonias
- Circle #3: One Geranium
- Four to Eight Annual Vinca Vines around the perimeter
Plant the pot according to the chart on the right, and water two to three times a week in warm weather, and once per week in cool weather.
Cool Weather Tips:
If you live in an area with cool fall and winter months where temperatures regularly dip below 40 degrees, bring the begonias and geranium indoors for the winter.
I have begonias as single specimens in pots. Maybe I should take a page from your book and give them companions. Begonias add great color inside through the winter.