Design Steps to Consider When Planting Containers

1. Choose Your Container
2. Identify Exposure (Sun/Shade)
3. Consider Basic Design Elements/Principles
   1. Space
   2. Color

                                                              i.      Warm Or Cool Colors,

                                                           ii.      Complimentary Colors—Across from each other on the color wheel.

                                                         iii.      Analogous Colors—Next to each other on color wheel.

3. Texture
4. Interest—Focal Point
5. Balance

3. PLANTING STEPS
   1. Fill the planter with potting mix, leaving about three inches from the rim.
   2. Mix Osmocote fertilizer into the soil or liquid fertilize every two weeks.
   3. Gently remove plants from their old pot massaging roots.
   4. Start planting upright plants in the center or the back, then work your way outward or toward the front
   5. After each plant, press the potting mix down firmly.
   6. Press down along the edges to eliminate air pockets.
   7. Water thoroughly.

CARING FOR CONTAINERS

1. Water—requirements change by containers, weather, rain, how much extra soil in pot, location (Sun or Shade) and type of plant.
2. Fertilizing—Osmocote or Liquid
3. Pruning and Trimming—Deadheading
4. Pests and diseases—Stress can cause problems with this.