Sprucing up your patio space with plants
You will certainly spend a lot more time outdoors when the weather is perfect because of the lovely colour, fragrance and elegance that plants bring to your patio. Depending on your personal preferences, flowers, herbs, edibles, and more can look wonderful in your space. Plan to plant both annuals and perennials for season-long colour, which will come back for years. To create a new look, you may easily switch any of them out from year to year and season to season.
Patio plants improve the ambiance of an outdoor area and make it feel more inviting. Depending on the plants you pick, you can create a tropical hideaway, a formal entertaining area, a family- friendly space, or a zone for birds and butterflies. There is the ideal bloom to spruce up your outside space, regardless of whether your patio spends the day soaking up the sun or serves as a shady sanctuary surrounded by trees. Some of the simplest potted plants thrive in container gardens, while others can be buried in the ground to offer a touch of patio privacy screening. Some peopled even hunt for mosquito repelling plants like lemongrass, lavender and marigolds.
Observe how much direct sun your patio receives during the day to determine the best plant for your surroundings. Full sun is defined as more than six hours, while part sun is roughly half that amount. If your patio is completely shaded, it will only receive a little window of morning sunlight or even less than an hour or two of sunlight each day. No matter how much you fall in love with a plant, think about its demands before buying it. Sun lovers never do well in the shade, while shade-lovers cannot tolerate the heat. Check out our top annuals, perennials, and shrubs to liven things up in patio.
Ringing the changes with seasonal flowers is one of the joys of gardening, no matter your taste or style for your patio ideas.
Set up the perfect patio space for your plants to thrive
Consider the kinds of plants you want to grow on patio. Are you a fan of foliage plants with variety of leaf textures and shapes? How significant is the smell to you? Are patio gardening ideas more attracted to a subdued aesthetic with monochromatic colours, or do you prefer clashing pinks and oranges?
Choose from beautiful plants for every sort of space to focus on your favorites.
Strawberries
Why not expand your patio garden with perennial edibles? Little berries on the new ever-bearing strawberry cultivars that are almost too lovely to eat! They also won’t get chewed on by your garden friendlies being up off the ground. Berries require direct sunlight so be mindful of this when placing them.
Roses
You may not realise how hardy roses are. Landscape or shrub varieties flourish in containers, but ensure that the containers can tolerate cold conditions during the winter. For instance, acrylic and wood are preferable materials than porcelain and terra cotta. Roses require all-day sun.
Lavender
Romantic charm is created by these hardy plants’ silvery foliage and beautiful purple-blue blossoms. They also smell fantastic! Place these perennials next to seating placings in attractive pots of baskets so that you can run your hands over the blossoms and inhale their smell. Lavender needs sunlight to flourish.
Herbs
In addition to offering aesthetics, patio herb pots can provide with fresh produce for your cooking creations. Basil is the best plant for full light; search for varieties like italian, genovese, purple, and thai. Another sun-lover is rosemary. Consider cilantro, parsley, and thyme if your garden is primarily shaded- these herbs prefer the sun but may tolerate some shade.
Caladium
Live in a warm, tropical climate such as northern Queensland? Consider caladiums to add a touch of colour and class to your patio. To demonstrate that you don’t need to be a flower to display bright color, these plants’ huge, heart-shaped leaves in pink, red, and green are likely to flourish in tropical conditions. They favour total shade over dappled light so are a great choice for your tropical shaded oasis.
Cherry tomatoes
Nothing compares to biting into freshly picked cherry tomatoes right off the vine! Instead of heirloom kinds, which grow as spreading vined, look for modern cultivars that stay compact and attractive in containers. Cherry tomatoes require direct sunlight to thrive so consider this when placing your potted varieties.
Succulents
Succulents will add lively interest to any room and are, by definition, juice-filled. They are easy to maintain since they can withstand harsh climates and retain water in their leaves and stems. Choose types that will flourish outside as opposed to indoors. Most succulents require partial to full sunlight.
Ornamental grasses
Look for small varieties to provide architectural character to pots; tall types provide excellent screening whether utilised to edge the patio in ground or in pots. The majority are perennial, but check the tag to make sure. Most varieties require full sunlight.
Aloe vera
A suitable plant for your outdoor patio, aloe vera will provide a distinctive look with its spiky leaves but also acts as a useful plant. If you have a sunburn, you can slice open an aloe leaf and apply the sap straight to the burn. However, some people who are sensitive to this plant might experience irritation.
Hydrangea
Although hydrangeas are more frequently planted in the ground than on patios, we would be remiss if we were to include this magnificent, blooming plant that loves the outdoors. The best conditions for hydrangea growth are morning sunshine and afternoon shade.
Golden bamboo
Golden bamboo is a gorgeous privacy plant which occasionally invades into the garden with its rhizomes that develop quickly. The most common variety of bamboo grows swiftly and tall, up to a height of around 6 metres but you can often find smaller varieties which work well as beautiful privacy screens.
Elephant ear
Elephant ear comes from a range of sizes, depending on its habitat. Predominately found in sub-tropical climates, it may only reach a height of 15cm in a small container or grow to higher than 2.5 metres if given the space and opportunity. Elephant ear plants acquire their name from their enormous leaves which it resembles elephant ear. Make sure to feed this plant since it likes fertiliser.
Spoilt for choice for your patio
Patios offer a great space for you and family to enjoy and relax. Adding plants to your existing patio is a sure-fire way to improve the aesthetics. If your patio needs more than plants though, consider an upgrade or extension from.
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