Easily Arrange Flowers In Large Planters With A Nursery Pot Tip

So you just got home from a successful trip to your local nursery where you picked out the perfect flower and plant combinations to create a dynamic container garden. You're excited to plant them all in your new oversized planters adorning either side of your front door. But then you set out to arrange the flowers and put them all together when it suddenly feels a touch overwhelming. Figuring out how to arrange them and getting the planting holes just right turned out to be trickier than you anticipated. May we suggest a quick tip to make things easier? Don't be so quick to take the flowers out of their original nursery pots.

Instead, we're going to plant them in the large planter while they're still in the plastic nursery pots they came in. Don't worry, it's temporary. Once you get them all arranged the way you want them, remove the nursery pots, and everything will fit together perfectly. Doing it this way allows you to play around with the arrangement without damaging the plant roots. Additionally, it helps avoid overcrowding and ensures that you're creating enough room for each individual plant as you bring them all together. It also makes it easier to plant the flowers evenly across the soil, so that one isn't lower or higher than the other, which ensures they get equal moisture when watering. To get started, gather the flowers in their original nursery pots, a large planter, and potting soil — either an easy DIY soil mix or purchase a pre-made mix. Also grab a pair of gardening gloves, a hand trowel, and a watering can.

Fill the large planter with soil, stopping short of the top by a few inches. One way to fill the bottom of large planters while keeping them light and movable is to use other non-heavy items to take up space before pouring in soil. You can use whatever you'd like — from chopped-up pool noodles to plastic water bottles — as long as it doesn't block the planter's drainage. You only need enough soil to let the roots grow as deep as they need, which differs from flower to flower. Only fill the bottom of the planter with other items up to the level that allows you to add enough soil for your specific flowers.

Once your large planter is ready, begin placing each flower in its nursery pot into the large planter, adjusting as you go in order to get the desired arrangement. You can snuggle each nursery pot into the soil by using your hand or a trowel to gently move the soil around. Make sure the top of each nursery pot is level with the top of the soil. Make any adjustment you need, then lightly water the surface of the soil just enough to moisten it. Gently remove one of the potted flowers. The soil will hold together, leaving a mold in the perfect size to repot the flower. Carefully remove the flower from its nursery pot and place it back into the space you pulled it out of. Repeat for all other flowers in the arrangement.