Sun-Loving Summer Container Plants - 3 different pots containing a wide variety of plants and flowers

Summer Container Plant Recipes

Sun-Loving 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 recipes to choose from—each container created by a different one of our stores—as well their approximate costs, from soup to nuts, so you can create your own at home!


Recipe #1 - Created by our Glendale Store

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

  • 1 - 16" Orange Laguna Drum Pot 
  • 1 - 4" Asparagus Fern 
  • 1 - Jumbo Pack Gazania
  • 1 - 1 gallon Nassella Tenuissima Stipa T. Grass
  • 1 - 4" Pentas Red
  • 1 - 10" Phoenix Roebellini Palm 
  • 1 - 3 gallon Russelia Equisetiformis
  • 1 - 4" Vinca Cora Apricot
  • 2 - 4" Vinca Cora Cascading White
  • 1 - 4" Vinca Cora White
  • 1 - 20 qt. SummerWinds Potting Soil

Total Ingredients: $180 - plus tax


Recipe #2 - Created by Our Mesa Store

This custom creation was put together by our Garden Coach, Cheri Mogensen.

2 views of the Mesa store's Summer Container Recipe.

  • 1 - Tall Navy Milano Pot
  • 1 - 4" Gomphrena Cashmire
  • 3 - 4" Zinnia Profusion Orange
  • 1 - Jumbo Pack Golden Fleece Dahlberg Daisy
  • 3 - 4" Vinca Cora Cascade Cherry
  • 1 - 20 qt. SummerWinds Potting Soil
  • 1 - E.B. Stone Organics Rose & Flower Food

Total Ingredients: $145


Recipe #3 - Created by our Phoenix Store

2 views of the Phoenix store's Summer Container Recipe.

  • 1 - 16" Yellow Bucket Ceramic Pot
  • 1 - 1 gal. Canna Tropicanna Black
  • 1 - 4" Catharanthus White Peppermint
  • 1 - 1 gal. Gaillardia Spintop Red Sunburst
  • 1 - 4" Ipomoea Black Heart
  • 1 - 1 gal. Pennisetum Red Riding Hood
  • 1 - 1 gal. Pentas Red
  • 1 - 1 gal. Salvia Sally Fun Deep Orange
  • 1 - 4" Scaevola Surdiva Blue Violet
  • 1 - Jumbo Pack Vinca Cora Cascade Mix
  • 1 - Mini Shroomyz ceramic mushroom
  • 1 - 20 qt. SummerWinds Potting Soil

Total Ingredients: $199.88 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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