I stopped by the garden center last night and couldn’t help but notice all the ornamental cabbage for sale. I don’t know what it is about them but every fall I get sucked into buying a bunch of cabbage at the garden center for my front porch and window box.
They even had these gorgeous pumpkins for $0.99! How’s a girl to resist with a price like that?
Anywho, as I started planting I quickly realized I needed more plants. But what kind? The only choices right now are chrysanthemums {barf} or pansies. I mean if I get desperate I could go the purple pansy route, but I’m hoping YOU have some other suggestions.
What else should I be looking for that would go with the green, purple and orange theme I’ve got going on?
Any suggestion you have would be greatly appreciated. {Said the girl with OCD who won’t be happy until her garden box is stuffed full of fall goodness!} 😉
~Mavis
Cecily says
How about some coleus or succulents?
janet says
Dusty Miller?
Thelma says
If you would like it to last all winter you could use Pansies, orange or the multicolored with purple & orange. Some ornamental grasses , or colorful branches , even some dried grasses would look good! Its also a good time to throw some bulbs for spring!
Jennifer says
Yellow mums
carrie says
ornamental grass.
Sarah from Coffee to Compost says
How about snapdragons? They come in fall colors too. Maybe some orange and yellow ones with a little scarecrow as an accent?
Mavis says
Oh, good call!
Veronica says
I always love seeing curly parsley used in flower boxes and then you can snip pieces off for dinner too! Some sticks of orange berries might be pretty too, but I don’t know what you call them.
Mavis says
I love your suggestions!
Sue M. says
Oh yum. Sorry, I have no advice for you. I have tried, and failed, out here in the desert Southwest, to grow cabbage, as well as other carnivifor(sp) veggies. I would LOVE to have a lovely head of cauliflower, cabbage, or broccol to eat. Feel free to send me any of those….. 🙂 i
Mavis says
Haha!
Christopher says
Autumn leaves
Robin in SoCal says
Your favorite KALE
Mavis says
Barf.
Emily says
Needs some red: red lettuce, red cabbage, *gasp* red mums (but I like them)
Mavis says
Red would look awesome there. Good call!
Kathy gervasio says
Grape vines and bittersweet vines with berries will fill in for free.
Mavis says
Vines scare me a bit because they have a tendency to grow wild so quickly!
Sandra DeGennaro says
How about some Heather or dwarf cypress. They would last
all winter and would grow more upright which would give the planting more interest
Mavis says
Genius. Thanks for the suggestion!
Sarah says
I think it’s beautiful! To add depth maybe try wandering jue (sp?). A really pretty deep dark purpley color leafy vine to hang over the sides maybe? Also a similar vine comes in a bright green almost neon which with the purple and orange looks awesome!
Tami says
autumn sedum, hardy through frost. starts flowering only now anyways.
Kat says
So pretty, Mavis! How about Black sweet potato vine or purple fountain grass?
It is truly beautiful as-is though–wish I had your green thumb!
Mavis says
Thanks for the suggestions and the praise!
Linda says
Lobelia that could cascade down…