34 Stunning Potted Flowers and Container Arrangements For Your Patio, Porch Or Yard
Love container flowers on your porch, your patio, deck, pool or anywhere around your yard? Oh me too! And I found some STUNNING potted flowers ideas and outdoor companion arrangements that will make your home BURST with spring and summer colors!
I adore planning garden projects (you’ve seen all my favorite flower bed designs for spring and summer here and winter flower beds here), but it tends to stop at the planning phase. But container gardening – especially container gardening with colorful FLOWERS – is right up my alley! I can arrange flowers and plants in pots – and then move ’em where ever I want them!
Let me show you some of my favorite potted flowers plus lots of tips and tricks for planning YOUR container flowers this season.
If you’re anything like me, you love the idea of a lush, sprawling flower garden that just POPS with stunning colors… but the reality of weeding, tilling, and battling the soil? Yeah, NOT so much – I’m not sure my thumb is THAT green haha!
That is exactly why I am obsessed with container gardening.
There is just something so satisfying about instant gratification, right?
You grab a pot, you grab some dirt, you shove in some pretty blooms, and BAM—instant curb appeal (and no shovel required!)
Well you DO have to PICK the flowers and PREPARE the pots – but still WAY easier than a full-blown flower bed, right?
I’ve been scouring Pinterest (so you don’t have to) and I have found 34 STUNNING container flowers and arrangements for your porch, patio or yard.
Whether you have a giant wraparound deck or a tiny concrete square, these container garden projects are going to completely change your outdoor vibe.
Let’s dig in! (pun absolutely intended!)
Why I Love Container Flowers (And You Will Too)
Look, container garden design is NOT only for people with small spaces or no flower bed space. It’s for people who like flexibility and FABULOUS pops of color anywhere outside their home.
Did you put that Hydrangea in a spot that gets way too much sun and now it looks crispy? If it’s in the ground, you’re in trouble.
BUT… If it’s in a pot? You just scoot that container over to a shady spot. Problem solved!
Plus, outdoor flower pots let you play with height and texture in a way that flat flower beds just can’t.
You can frame your front door, create a privacy wall on your patio, or just cover up that weird ugly patch of grass in the yard that refuses to grow.
The “Secret Sauce” to Perfect Pots
Before we get to the list of 34 beauties, let me let you in on the golden rule of container flowers. If you look at any professional arrangement, they usually follow the “Thriller, Filler, Spiller” formula:
The Thriller: The tall, dramatic diva in the middle (like a Spike or Canna Lily).
The Filler: The fluffy stuff that hides the dirt (like Petunias or Geraniums).
The Spiller: The stuff that trails down the side like a green waterfall (like Sweet Potato Vine).
Okay, enough chatting about this and let’s get to PICTURES!
