Planters in your landscape area add a special touch to your outdoor living. Oh, how I love to stroll down a street and see decorative pots full of colorful flowers. This article will talk about some different options you have, and some suggestions on what type of pot goes into a particular garden area.

Creating a beautiful container can be simple. There are a variety of plastic, concrete, clay, and wooden pots available. When choosing the right container for you, here are a few guide lines to follow...

• People put pots and containers just about anywhere outside. They have them on their front porch, steps, decks, patios, bed areas, by pools, and by benches. Your first step is to figure out where you want your container or pot.
• If you are putting the pots on your steps or front porch, try and find one that has some height. This is stunning from curb side view.
• Decks and patios can have any size. Deck and patio gardens will give you some ideas for landscaping around your these two areas. Is there any other outdoor feature, such as a fence or furniture? Try and match the colors, or accent the colors in the same color tones.
• Think about putting one or two pots in a defined bed area. You can put a container near a bench, pond or other outdoor feature. Next to a bird feeder, especially a humming bird feeder. Place an arrangement of red annual flowers, such as Deep Salmon, or Tempo Cinnamon Impatiens and border them with giant Giant Green Exahibtion Limelight Coleus. Annual Flowers To Accent Your Gardens And Containers or Planters Incorporate a couple of your containers in between some trees and shrubs.
• Place two containers on either side of an entrance to a kidney shape bed or a formal setting. This is a great feature to have as it creates a very nice visual.

There are many different plant specimens to use. Perennial flowers work well. Try using these varieties... Purple Coneflower, (Echinacea) with some Shasta Daisy. (white knight or snow lady) Evening Primrose, (Oenothera) is great for a planter. If put Evening Primrose out in a garden area, it will multiply. Of course any type of herbs will be wonderful. Create your very own container herb garden by using any type of planters. I love putting basil in with garlic chives, oregano and parsley. Below are a couple of pictures of different types of planters...

Create your own pots or containers by using color flowers or shrubs that go well together. Try combining...

• yellow with purple, purple with white, purple and pink.
• red with white, reds with yellow, blue and red.
• orange with white, orange with yellow, orange and blue.
• Any of these colors can be accented great with a solid or variegated green.

These are just a few simple tips in considering containers for your garden area. Creating some annual pots will give you the option of putting a different variety in every year. These covers are fantastic for protecting your plants in the winter months. Perennial containers will allow you to see the same shrubs or flowers appear in the spring. I hope this has given you a little insight on the different varieties of pots and containers available to you.