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3 different summer containers - each designed by a different SummerWinds Nursery store.

2023 Summer Container Plant Recipes

Posted on: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Sun-Loving Summer Container Plants

Ready to freshen up your pots with plants and flowers that do well in the sun and look great together? We've got 3 NEW container recipes to choose from—each one created by a different SummeWinds Nursery store. Plus, we'll give you their approximate costs so you can create your very own!

Recipe #1 - Created by our Glendale Store

2 views of the Glendale store's 2023 Summer Container Recipe.

  • 1 - Fiber Pot 15-inch
  • 1 - "Buzz Hot Raspberry" Butterfly Bush 1 gal.
  • 1 - Pink Guara 1 gal.
  • 1 - Curry Plant 1 qt.
  • 1 - Artichoke "Green Globe" 4-inch
  • 1 - Cosmos "Chocamocha" 1 qt.
  • 3 - Red Pentas 
  • 1 - Red "Queen Victoria" Lobelia 6-pack
  • 1 - Nierembergia "White Robe" 6-pack
  • 1 - SummerWinds Potting Soil
  • 1 - Osmocote Flower Fertilizer

Total Ingredients: $193.00 plus tax

Recipe #2 - Created by Our Mesa Store

2 Summer Flower & Plant Containers designed by SummerWinds Nursery's Mesa store 2023.

  • 2 - Plastic Glazed Planters
  • 2 - Blue Salvia 1 gal.
  • 1 - Gnome Purple Gomphrena 6-pack
  • 1 - Celosia 6-pack
  • 2 - White Pentas
  • 2 - White Angelonia
  • 2 - Portulaca Samba Rose
  • 2 - Cherry Red Angelonia
  • 2 - Juncus (Rush) Twister
  • 2 - SummerWinds Potting Soil

Total Ingredients: $166.00 for both planters, plus tax

Recipe #3 - Created by our Phoenix Store

Designed to attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies...

2 views of the 2023 Summer Container Recipe that SummerWinds Nursery Phoenix created.

  • 1 - Black S-Hook 24-inch
  • 1 - Mason Hummingbird Feeder
  • 1 - Redwood Trellis 36-inch
  • 1 - Chili Tufftote Bucket 7 gal.
  • 1 - Gazania Sunbather 6-inch
  • 1 - Lantana White Lightning 1 gal.
  • 1 - Achillea Moonshine 1 gal.
  • 1 - Bidens 1 gal.
  • 3 - Pentas 4-inch
  • 1 - Salvia Greggi Red 4-inch
  • 1 - New Look Celosia 4-inch
  • 1 - Lantana Yellow 4-inch
  • 1 - JP Portulaca Happy Trails Mix
  • 1 - SummerWinds Potting Soil 20 qt.

Total Ingredients: $185.84 plus tax

An assortment of colorful plants in a pot being watered by someone with a green and yellow watering can

Create Your Own Summer Container

Stop by your local SummerWinds to pick up the ingredients for your favorite sun-loving summer container! Choose from the recipes above or change it up by adding your own twist. Pick from a wide variety of summer flowers and outdoor pottery.

To ensure your containers do well in the heat, check out our recommendations for container watering.

At SummerWinds, We Guarantee Success!

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