Can I use potted flowers in my garden?

My fiance and I are landscaping our new house this spring/summer. I have an idea of what I want to do but I am not sure how it will look and was wondering if anybody had seen anything like it. We are going to have a bordered off area along our walkway and the front of the house and in a few other areas. We are going to use stones and woodchips to fill in these areas, but to soften it up a little, I was thinking instead of just shrubs, I would like to pot flowers in different size pots/colors/etc. and kind of scatter them throughout.. anybody heard of this or any ideas similar or pictures or information? Thanks!!

Can I use potted flowers in my garden?
YES! It looks awesome. Tips - use pots that are pretty and related in either color or style. Only put one type of plant in each pot. If you had a whole bunch of pots each with 3 or 4 different "arrangements" it will look confusing to the eye. Arrange the pots (each with different plants) together in a way that either compliments or contrasts with each other and then carry that theme through out. Don't have one corner of all white, one of all reds and then two that are mixed - the eye won't relax when you look at it. It's really nice to put low growing green plants (not spreading ground cover) around the base of the pots to give it a softer look.





The best thing about this approach is that you can move it around without damaging the plants - oh, and use BIG pots.


Good Luck!
Reply:It depends what flowers are in the garden and what the potted flowers is.
Reply:I always use potted plants-easier to move and water-Pick pot to match or compliment your house or trim. Make sure you choose correct plants for the amount of sun in area. I plant both flowers and greenery in pot and use different size pots. Break up the area with a fountain bird bath or statuary. Good gardening to you.
Reply:Sorry that i cannot tell you any good websites on landscaping, perhaps you can try google, but, there are many very good magazines you can pick up at any local bookstore/library. And to answer your question of "can I use potted flowers in my garden", yes, as a matter of fact, you can. Just take out the flowers from the pot, and place the flower(s) in the area where you want it to be. But be very careful, you don't want the flowers to die before you put them in. And then just keep tending to them like you would do to any normal plant(s). Hope this helps! And i really like what you are doing with your garden! But don't put too many shrubs..you might ruin the BEAUTY of your new garden! ;) :)