The cascading plants for containers feature dramatic blooms ranging from one bloom to many blooms throughout the season. This is a wonderful way to enhance the beauty of your home while still being very easy to care for. If you have never tried container gardening then this is the way to go. You won’t have to deal with the weeds and dead flowers that would normally carpet the surface of your garden.

The cascading plants for containers available today are not your typical annuals. They are taller plants that make great ground covers. There are two categories to choose from, evergreen ground cover plants and flowering ground cover plants. These can be divided further into two more categories, evergreen shrubs and shrubbery, and annual flowers. So let’s get started with your container gardening experience.

One of the most popular choices is the silver falls cascading plant. This attractive perennial is full of color ranging from white to deep purple. In addition to the beautiful white color, silver falls has a faint cream colored trailing that adds an attractive depth to the plant. This trailing is actually small twigs and branches that add to its beauty.

You will find the cascading plants for containers in a variety of heights and widths. Some of the taller varieties can even cover several feet of ground cover, while some are only about four inches. Most flower beds are planted in one color, usually a deeper shade of the main plant color, but there are some exotic varieties available for you to use as a ground cover.

Some of the taller container plants can grow up to eight feet high and have wide trailing. These can be used as a backdrop with taller flower beds or potted lilies. In fact, when used in this manner, cascading plants for containers can provide you with the same color range as your flower bed or potted plants. The beauty of cascading plants is that you can change the look of the whole container each season by simply adding a new border, taking out some of the old foliage, or replacing some of the smaller trailing plants with bigger blooms.

When planning your next container landscape project, start by making a list of the plantings you would like to use. As you go through this list, you will see that you will have a better idea of what container herb you will need, if any, along with the sizes, heights and widths of the flower beds you plan on using them in. From this list, you will also be able to determine which cascading plants for containers will work best for the area, such as silver falls, morning glories, blue delphiniums, raffia, and so on. Choose the types of flowers and colors that you want to have in your flower bed as well as the plant types that will provide the most year-round interest. You might also consider planting perennials that come back year after year. Perennial plants make good plant choices year after year because they do not have to compete with any new growth in the container garden.

Plan carefully, and begin by removing all of the weeds from around the base of your specimen. Once the base is clear of weeds, transplant your specimen plants and place them where you want them to grow. Do not forget to check your pH and sunlight requirements before you plant anything, and plan your water and food quantities accordingly. If you are planting anywhere near a tree, ensure that it is not blocking the sun from your grand finale.

Your cascading plants for containers will probably need to be watered often. You can increase the frequency of your watering by using an organic soil fertilizer that is a good match for the plants you chose to cultivate. The soil mix you use should drain enough to allow excess moisture to evaporate. Be careful when mulching. Do not mulch under or around the specimen plants unless they are small enough that you can easily keep them out. Also, remember to mulch where it snows if it is going to be cold where you live.