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Green GetawayGreen Getaway<div class="ExternalClass3CD2F06118F14FD9864563058AA16A33"><p>This container design is a good choice for a shady spot, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind.<br></p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/GreenGetawayThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/GreenGetawayThumb_jpg.jpg64<div class="ExternalClass84A76694AE7A45739A2B38DECDA3434E"><p>To properly maintain your container, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the container with a good quality soil suitable for containers (e.g. 3-parts potting mix to 1-part well-rotted compost). There should be a minimum soil depth of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 2.5 cm of good quality compost to your container (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure the container has adequate drainage and that plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost 'spent' blooms and leaves in the fall.</li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div><div class="ExternalClassEB446606005E4467B28463381BF0774E">1. This presentation does not reflect coordinated flowering time<br>2. Container shown is 0.4m wide and 1.2m long</div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/GreenGetaway.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/GreenGetaway.jpghttps://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/GreenGetawayAerial.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/GreenGetawayAerial.jpg

 

 

three-leaf cardamine (Cardamine trifolia )three-leaf cardamine (Cardamine trifolia )ct20 cm2.00000000000000GP0|#ae09f9b0-9c79-4edf-a17b-9da34d44e8a3;L0|#0ae09f9b0-9c79-4edf-a17b-9da34d44e8a3|London Pride Primuloides;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#dc7cd217-27b9-4f5c-a699-6f7d3b306048;L0|#0dc7cd217-27b9-4f5c-a699-6f7d3b306048|Three Leaf Cardamine;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
'Red October' hosta (Hosta 'Red October')'Red October' hosta (Hosta 'Red October')hr35 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#33e7e3b2-efd3-41be-9040-35e170366d07;L0|#033e7e3b2-efd3-41be-9040-35e170366d07|Sagae Hosta;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#95244841-42b7-4ded-b9a1-74f5b9a37d3d;L0|#095244841-42b7-4ded-b9a1-74f5b9a37d3d|Red October Hosta;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
Himalayan maidenhair fern (Adiantum venustum)Himalayan maidenhair fern (Adiantum venustum)av50 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#047e6be0-7d74-44d5-846c-0e160ff4504c;L0|#0047e6be0-7d74-44d5-846c-0e160ff4504c|Maidenhair Fern;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#b2b52040-affd-4f04-9202-21b742647474;L0|#0b2b52040-affd-4f04-9202-21b742647474|Himalayan Maidenhair Fern;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
grassy-leaved sweet flag 'Ogon' (Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’)grassy-leaved sweet flag 'Ogon' (Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’)ag25 cm2.00000000000000GP0|#f6a23cc6-b50f-4531-a929-0bcb8ab5ae12;L0|#0f6a23cc6-b50f-4531-a929-0bcb8ab5ae12|Variegated Japanese Forest Grass Albovariegata;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#c0fc3237-3841-441d-b143-374d7198d46a;L0|#0c0fc3237-3841-441d-b143-374d7198d46a|Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag Ogon;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df

 

 

Green GetawayGreen Getaway<div class="ExternalClass3CD2F06118F14FD9864563058AA16A33"><p>This container design is a good choice for a shady spot, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind.<br></p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/GreenGetawayThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/GreenGetawayThumb_jpg.jpg64<div class="ExternalClass84A76694AE7A45739A2B38DECDA3434E"><p>To properly maintain your container, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the container with a good quality soil suitable for containers (e.g. 3-parts potting mix to 1-part well-rotted compost). There should be a minimum soil depth of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 2.5 cm of good quality compost to your container (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure the container has adequate drainage and that plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost 'spent' blooms and leaves in the fall.</li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div>

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