By Mary Jo Baur
Perhaps you've heard that phrase "thrillers, fillers, and spillers" in reference to how to plant a container. Whether the pot to fill is large or small, you can use that as a guideline.
The "thriller" is usually the tallest or most interesting plant in the container and is generally in the center. For the autumn season, you may want to use a showy grass with colored plumes. Surrounding it are the "fillers", plants with smaller flowers, such as verbena, ageratum or alyssum. Then the "spillers" are generally planted around the perimeter, those plants that have a trailing or vining habit. Some examples would be "million bells," the plant that looks like miniature petunias, or a sweet potato vine in chatreuse or deep red, or trailing vinca that will gracefully drape down the outside of your container.
The choice of plant material is endless, but if you choose three types that fit those classifications, you will end up with a very pleasing design in your container.
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