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enough weight to provide support to the plant. It is most distressing to find a prized plant sprawled across the deck days before all the flowers were to open. Many of today’s containers are made of plastic, and when used with synthetic soil mixes, they are very light. If your plants will get top heavy, consider adding a few stones or a brick to the bottom of the container before planting. ,

Be sure you like

its appearance

Second, will it look good to you? I know many people feel comfortable buying a container that the staff at the garden center says will look great. But quite frankly, how do they know? They’ve never been to your house. Moreover, why in the world should their tastes make you feel comfortable and happy? Learn to trust your own creative impulses. If others don’t like the way it looks, one can assume that they will be tactful enough to refrain from saying so (unless, of course, they live with you and then negotiation is in order). If they are not that tactful, then you can assume that your tastes as well as your manners are superior to theirs and enjoy your creative container use in silence.

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