5 Great REasons to use pots in your garden landscape

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​Usually we plan our garden landscape around patios, arbors, outdoor kitchens, and the trees and shrubs that will decorate the space. 

But sometimes there is nothing better or more appropriate than incorporating carefully selected and placed pots. 

You can, of course, create a garden entirely out of pots - if you move often, or just don't have the space to plant in the ground. 

In this case, though, I'm thinking about the magic that happens when you add pots to an outdoor landscape - not as an after-thought, but as an integral and inspired part of the overall design.

​And after thinking about it, I realized that there are many great reasons to not only add pots to your landscape but actually use them strategically as part of your problem solving strategy as well as you creative design. 

​Here's 5 great reasons that I hope you'll consider.
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5 Great Reasons

1.  Micro Climates
Create and control an environment for special plants - like succulents or cactus that need more drainage, or tender plants that need to be moved to protected areas when the weather isn't ideal.
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2.  Focal Points
A large or colorful pot can help you add that missing focal point to a planting bed or path, and even bring your plants closer to eye level for viewing pleasure.  Layers are critical in a landscape - you don't want everything on the same plane or level.  

3.  Drama
The right plant in the right pot can just create a dramatic color or texture combination that otherwise would be missing if the same plant was growing in the ground.

4.  Traffic Control
Some plants are just, well, hard to handle.  They send out shoots and want to spread beyond their designated spot.  The right pot can allow you to enjoy these plants without constant maintenance.

5.  Tough Locations
​There are just some locations where plants that would otherwise do well just can't thrive.  For example, under a tree with large roots, or a spot where you've got hard soil or clay.  Set a few planters in those spots and you've transformed the space instantly.

​All of these images are from my garden in downtown Prescott, AZ, at Juniper Hill Cottage.  I've got TONS more pots that I've painstakingly placed (in most cases) and one or two that have never moved once they were placed.  

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I'd love to see how you've used pots in your landscape - please share in the comments below.

Peace and contentment,
​~Miriam

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