Choosing A Flower Pot That Will Work For Your Plants
Using a pot to grow your favorite flower in can be an advantage as long as you choose the pot that will help your plant to grow. The great thing about planting it in a pot is that you have the ability to transport it to different rooms in the house when you want to and without making a mess.
Home owners can grow unusual or tropical plants inside in winter and transfer the flower pots onto the veranda during the warmer months. It’s possible to grow an entire landscape with trees, shrubs, annuals, herbs and even a few vegetables in flower pots and larger garden planters.
The first thing you need to know is where you will be placing the flower pot. For example if you want it to be apart of the landscape or out on your porch then you will want to stay away from the smaller pots because they will be lost and out of place. If you want it to match its surroundings then you should choose the right color to accomplish that.
Some plants prefer crowded root spaces like ferns and African violets, in which case you would opt for smaller flower pots. Other plants like trees and climbing plants like room for their roots to spread so a big or tub would be more suitable. The location – perhaps you are dealing with a balcony and would like to hang plants off the handrails in which case you would opt for window box planters or deck rail planters.
How much time you want to put into maintenance - unsealed terracotta flower pots dry out faster than plastic flower pots so if you are someone who is likely to forget daily maintenance chores, choose plastic flower pots or sealed ceramic flower pots You may even opt for the self-watering flower pots that are available nowadays to make things easier for you.
Plants with dramatic foliage or flowers go better with simple flower pots so reserve the more ornate flower pots for ferns and other less audacious specimens The position of the flower pot – if it is facing a hot westerly position, it may be better to choose a plastic flower pot instead of a terracotta one unless you are dealing with succulents or cacti which love the heat.