For April I'm featuring my face planter. This spring I planted her with color guard yucca and cordyline for a colorful tropical look.
When I spotted this face planter last fall at Hill Country Gardens I just had to have it.
Before deciding how to fill it I had a little fun trying out a few different hairstyles. The first thought was that an ornamental grass would be fun in there so I tried a few.
Pine Muhly
Phormium, New Zealand Flax
Definitely boring, not what I had in mind.
I kept a pot of pothos in there for a few months. Looks like a silly take on the classic laurel wreath or a giant chia pet.
Speaking of laurel, the bay laurel tree. Different. Hmmm, there's a problem though. The back of the planter slopes so the wine cork mulch would roll off.
No wonder tropical color was the winner which is currently in my front yard, adding a bright spot and not matching much else there.
I originally purchased these plants for other spots in the garden and will need to transplant the yucca eventually. What's next? Could be flowers in her hair or a beehive....so many possibilities.
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Looks like you're having fun with that planter! The Color Guard yucca and pink cordyline are great for brightening it up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam!
DeleteLove your funny face planter. Brings a lot of personality and color to the garden. How fun to dress it up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steph, I am enjoying it.
DeleteI like your planter a lot....great idea and add some fun into the garden. I also like your plant choices to punch up the area. The color really makes your art piece stand out.
ReplyDelete"Art piece". I hadn't quite thought of it that way, but you're right and I should treat it that way.
DeleteThanks Chris!
maybe corkscrew rush. lol. Probably something with a larger scale would suffice.
ReplyDeleteFunny greggo!
DeleteYes it's two feet diameter so needs large scale plants to make it work best.
What a cute planter!
ReplyDeleteI like this 'hair do'. The deer don't eat Cordyline? Hmmm.....
They haven't bothered it so far and it's been there for about a month.
DeleteThat planter is great--I can't seem to grown the 'Bright Edge'/'Color Guard' yuccas--maybe I need a face planter too!
ReplyDeleteI've had one in the hellstrip for two years and it's been mostly ignored.
DeleteI just added more to the front this spring, the ones in the planter will be move to the ground if they start to decline. They don't get as much light there.
That's fantastic! Maybe a horsetail plant for a bur cut next time!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cat, I'd been trying to thing of how I could get that look!
DeleteThat's twisted, but fun. My vote is your tropical selection, though a close runner-up is the pine muhly! Too bad some face profiles of famous people are not available...Don King comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteThanks DD, I think they have those in chia pets if you really want one.
DeleteLove that planter! And that red foliage is fabulous! And I love how the 'hair' hangs down - great arrangement!
ReplyDeleteThanks Holley, it's been fun.
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