If you need to cover a west-facing fence or wall, take a look at this handy video on choosing climbers for a west-facing wall. West facing balcony garden is quite similar to south facing balcony, here sun shines in its peak for about 6-8 hours, and except tender shade-loving plants, you can plant almost anything. The waxy stems are reddish and the needle-like leaves are about an inch long. Bates added that marigolds have the additional advantage of having some ability to repel insects that might get on other plants.Troglen favors tropicals like Mandevilla and Hybiscus because they do well in the sun, provide a lot of color and last throughout the season with little or no maintenance other than watering. There is a lot of information on the tags." The sweet fragrance of nicotiana flowers emerges after dark. Water: Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Although the species varieties grow quite tall, newer hybrids grow less than 2 feet high, making them ideal for containers. The New Guineas are resistant to that and are a hardy variety with larger, more showy blooms. Another shade lover, Caladiums, with their colorful heart shaped leaves, are pretty much carefree once they are planted, according to the experts. Size: From 1 to 15 feet, depending on type. Zonal geraniums come in a wide variety of hybridized series, in colors that include all shades of red, rose-pink, salmon-pink, pink, white and bi-colored. David Bates shows off a spread of Lantana at his Bates Nursery and Garden Center.Plants for your porch and patio that you (almost) can't kill.Plants for your porch and patio that you (almost) can't kill. Known for its colorful foliage, it is nice in a pot or around trees or shrubs. The leaves and stems are thick, helping it resist wilting in hot, dry conditions. The flowers open in bright sunlight and close during darkness and on cloudy days. Bates noted that the common impatiens that were so popular for shade areas in past years, fell out of favor because of a downy mildew that plagued them. Discover some of the best plants for a west-facing border, below. My favorites are geraniums, coleus, and creeping jenny. A big pot of marigolds provides a lot of color and is easy to maintain.

It is frustrating, a waste of money and embarrassing to have nothing to show for your well-intentioned gardening efforts.

Here you go.The following plants are quite varied but share two things. Place the plant in the center of a garden bed, or at the back of a garden against a fence for tropical height. "Boston ferns are easy," said Wells. "They won't freeze. Some cultivars have double flowers; all hybrid cultivars perform very well both in the ground and in containers.Native to Australia, fan flower (Scaevola aemula) is so-called because its five daisy-like petals cluster on one side of the flowers' centers, making them look like five-fingered fans. "It is my #1 of all sun things." Also know that too much water can be even worse than not enough.Troglen said the problem with over-watering is that it will rot the roots, while the danger of under-watering is that that the plants will dry up. Here's a list of tried and true options for Middle Tennessee porches and patios — plants that will give you a more than fighting chance to be successful.

"All you have to do is deadhead them," Wells said. They won't burn up. It is the plant — you simply chose the wrong plant. Bates said almost all varieties of Begonia should do well in shade pots. The garden experts all recommended New Guinea Impatiens for shade and for areas that have some sun, too. But you can take comfort in the fact that a lot of the time, the failure is not your fault. Don't be afraid to ask.And Troglen said, "If you will read the tags on the plants, the tags will help you. "Just put them in a pot in the sun and they do great" he said.Tropicals don't winter over very well, but for one season in direct sun around the deck, patio or pool, they are a good choice, Bates said.
"It is great for a hot spot," said Bates, who said the Lantana colors are nice, too, with yellow, confetti and some lavender and white. "It is indestructible" and has a nice look in a pot, he said. Use this handy guide to identify these weeds by appearance and know how to remove them safely. There are a lot of varieties of begonias, and they get a thumbs up because they are colorful (leaves and blooms), they are low maintenance and don't need as much water as some other plants.

The flowers are smaller in spring, but increase in size and quantity as the season progresses. My expert gardeners include David Bates, owner of Bates Nursery and Garden Center on Whites Creek Pike: Diane Wells at Gardens of Babylon at the Nashville Farmers Market: and Dennis Troglen at Lowe's Garden Center in West Nashville. Oh my heavens!

The 2- to 3-inch, rose-shaped flowers bloom in bright shades of red, rose-pink, orange, yellow and white, including bi-colors with spots or stripes. "Other varieties recommended by Bates are the Springeri (asparagus) fern and the delicate Maiden Hair fern as nice additions to shade pots. Bates agreed, saying ferns in general are "excellent shade plants." A big pot of marigolds provides a lot of color and is easy to maintain.

Although the flowers will blow apart in rainstorms or high winds, they will flower continuously from spring through fall. There are lots of sources of information on plants on the internet as well as at reputable garden centers. "It looks great, and you will have color all the way into October and November," he said. What a wonderful difference they make. Don't you hate it when you buy a nice plant for your patio or porch, invest in a pot, lovingly add soil and your plant — and then have it shrivel up and die on you? Fast-growing and ever-blooming, annual flowers are just the ticket for special-needs sites in your yard and garden. Annuals like to be fed, said Wells, who recommended Flowertone, Monty's Root and Bloom as good organic fertilizers for potted plants.Monthly fertilizing according to package directions should do the trick, they said.

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