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Q: My aunt lives in West Texas. I am wondering what flower she can plant in an old child's wagon,it is in full sun. Any suggestions?
Hardiness Zone: 8a
Karent from Brownwood, TX
A: Karent,
Your aunt can think of the wagon as a large container or a larger holder for containers depending on how she wants to look at it. If she wants to plant flowers directly into the wagon, be sure to tell her to drill drainage holes in the bottom. The advantage to filling the wagon with pots for flowers is that she can change them out according to the seasons (e.g. flower for summer, pumpkins for fall and evergreens for winter). Either way, she has pretty limitless choices. If planting multiple plants, I suggest she use Thrillers (tall or colorful, focal point plants), combined with Frillers (filler plants) and Trailers (trailing plants). For sun or partial shade, here are some trio ideas:
- Geraniums (thriller), Petunias (filler) and lantana (trailer)
- Coleus (thriller), dusty miller (filler) and potato vine (trailer)
- Sage (thriller), marigold (filler) and thumbergia (trailer)
- Lantana (thriller), verbena (filler) and alyssum (trailer)
- Zinnia (thriller), melampodiums (fillers) and nierembergia (trailer)
- Snap dragons (thriller), asparagus fern (filler) and vinca (trailer)
You can also create wonderful waves of easy-to-maintain color with a solid planting of wave petunias or pansies.
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