Protection From the Sun
@BettyB (4117)
Summerville, South Carolina
June 26, 2016 7:25am CST
I have very little grass in my back yard. It’s too shaded. Rather than fight it, I’ve mulched a good bit of it and added color with small potted flowers and bushes.
While most of the area is shaded, there is a stretch along the back of the house that gets sun most of the day. Earlier this spring, when the weather was cooler, it was the perfect location for my hibiscus.
That’s no longer the case.
With the heat and humidity of high summer, the poor things were baking in the sun.
One of the reasons I decided to try container gardening was that I could move the plants as needed. Once they were out of the blistering heat, they bounced back and are blooming beautifully.
When the weather cools off they’ll be back in the sunshine… and when winter comes… They will either be in the house or the garage.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
28 Jun 16
@JudyEv The really big pots have plants that can stay out all winter. My hibiscus are in good sized pots but I don't have trouble moving them. I might take @LadyDuck 's suggestion and just cover them at night. We don't have excessively cold weather. There will be about a month where they will be at risk.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
I don't live in a country with four seasons. I guess having the plants in a pot is way much wiser so you could easily move them. My friend in England has his own green house.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
26 Jun 16
I think container gardening is very smart. I have a few myself but seemed to have placed them well and haven't had to move them.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
27 Jun 16
I knew I would have to move these, but I didn't think I would need to until July. I love the container gardening.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Jun 16
That really is a great idea as long as you are not going to be away for any extended period.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
26 Jun 16
Sounds like you found a good solution for your plants/flowers in container gardening. I bet those flowers are happy to be moved to the shade occasionally
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
28 Jun 16
There' fairly easy to move. The only real drawback I've seen thus far is that I have to water every day. The pots dry out fast.
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Such an awesome idea. The. The plants are protected against too much sun and rain.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
27 Jun 16
I'm glad I decided to put my flowers in pots. The pots were expensive but a worthwhile investment. They're easy to pick up and move.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
It is one of the benefits of container gardening, you can move it where you wanted it transferred. Are those hibiscus flowers? They looked beautiful.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
27 Jun 16
Yes, they're hibiscus. I got them last year and planted them in the ground. I fretted over them when they took so long to reemerge so I dug them up and put them in the pots. I don't want to risk losing them.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
26 Jun 16
@BettyB I think you have planned it well.Those flowers are beautiful.They look a bit different from the ones we have here.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
27 Jun 16
i've come to embrace container gardenin' myself, fer the same benefits. dependin' 'n the season's to where they "live". gorgeous hibiscus! mine spend the winter indoors, where they bloom sporadically throughout the season.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
28 Jun 16
@BettyB our winters're most unpredictable here'n the frost'd take these. yepperz, brings a smile to one's face to be greeted by new blossoms'n the morn :)
