Low-Maintenance Evergreen Pots That Look Great All Year-Round

Evergreen pots add structure and sculptural shape to your garden in summer and winter. Plus they're very easy care, and can often live in their pots for years without too much attention. Here are the best plants and plant categories for your year-round pots.
00:00 Why evergreen pots are so good in your garden
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00:50 Plant evergreens on their own in a pot or group them together
01:10 Simple winter pots and planters video: https://youtu.be/vzYQtqT7x1Q
01:14 Choosing a pot for your evergreen plants
01:59 How to care for your evergreen plants in pots
02:16 Use a slow-release fertiliser in spring to feed your evergreen pots. I've bought and used
* Miracle Gro All Purpose Slow Release Plant Food: https://amzn.to/3McItRw
* Osmocote Controlled Release Plant Food Tablets: https://amzn.to/3pveFpH Note that links to Amazon are affiliate, see below.
02:54 Best evergreens for pots: Dwarf Mountain Pine and dwarf Korean Fir
03:42 Evergreen trees for pots: Juniper, Olive and Bay
04:10 Best trees for smaller gardens video: https://youtu.be/i3Om4PJRNMY
05:00 Are ferns evergreen?
05:26 Evergreen shrubs for pots: Skimmia
05:40 Evergreen plants with architectural shapes: Fatsia japonica, cordyline, yucca and phormium
06:29 Ornamental grasses - evergreen and deciduous grasses look good in pots. Try Festuca glauca, Miscanthus and Panicum
07:14 Also try shrubs and trees which are deciduous because their leaves die in winter, but stay on to keep a beautiful winter shape: beech and hornbeam
07:30 Are succulents good for evergreen pots?
07:55 Don't plant this plant in your evergreen pots!
08:46 Container gardens playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZRLHPUbGmAeWRwykUzfDCuM8dG_-qK8


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