Getting Ready for Old Man Winter

As our nights get cooler, it's time to start bringing in some of the tender plants that have had a summer vacation outside.  It's easier to do a few at a time than rush around and try to get them all inside when the weatherman announces the possibility of frost. Like it or not, old man winter is on his way.

These images are of two of the four faces on a pot that recently came home with me from Henry Hardware.

Moving the brugmansias inside leaves empty pots by the back door and we simply can't have that, can we?  I've been collecting a few plants for winter interest at the recent plant sales at local nurseries to fix the situation.  Here are some of the combinations I'm thinking of.  Notice that nothing is actually planted yet.  We're still having mix and match fun.

I love looking at heucheras but they usually get lost in my garden.  However, they do well for me in pots and are beautiful all winter long so why not?

The purple undersides of the leaves work well with the blue conifer and orange Carex testacea.  They also echo the color in the ornamental cabbage in a pot next to this one.

Maybe a deep purple heuchera would work better than this one.  I'll have to try that tomorrow.

Another pot, another option.  Loving that orange carex this year and this one looks nice mingling with the black mondo grass above it.

 Speaking of black and orange, This Libertia ixioides 'Tricolor' looks great with the mondo grass.  

We're very fortunate to live in a climate where we can have colorful plants in pots year round!  Do you do seasonal pots?  I know Linda does!  See her beautiful pots here.  Happy fall planting everyone!