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Why choose Blooming Miracles for your containers?
- Customized Designs for All Conditions: Whether your garden receives full sun, part-shade, or full shade, our team specializes in designing containers that thrive in your specific conditions.
- Expert Plant Selection for Calgary’s Zone 4 Climate: We select plants that can survive Calgary's cold winters and hot summers, ensuring your containers are vibrant year-round.
- Personalized Approach: We take the time to understand your garden’s needs and style preferences to create custom containers that perfectly complement your space.
Spring
Spring is the time to bring fresh color and life to your containers. We recommend hardy, cold-tolerant plants that can handle the occasional frost:
- Pansies and Violas: Bright and cheerful, perfect for early-season color.
- Primroses: Stunning colors that thrive in cool, spring temperatures.
- Tulips, Hyacinth & Daffodils (Bulbs): Bulbs planted in containers offer beautiful early blooms.
- Snapdragons: Cold-hardy and vibrant, perfect for spring planting.
- Forsythia: This bright yellow shrub adds loads of color to a spring container!
- Pussy Willow and Birch Branches: A tall structural element.
Summer
Summer containers are about vibrant color and lush greenery. We focus on plants that thrive in full sun and those that can handle Calgary's intense summer heat: Here are some of our favorites!
- Petunias: Hardy and vibrant, these flowers flourish in full sun.
- Geraniums: A classic summer choice with long-lasting blooms.
- Coleus: Thrives in part-shade with rich, colorful foliage.
- Zinnias: Bright, bold flowers that love the sun and heat.
- Begonias: Great for part-shade or full-shade containers.
- Lobelia, and Alyssum: Ideal for hanging baskets or mixed containers, offering a cascade of blue, white or purple blooms.
- Dusty Miller: Great for adding Silver and a soft texture to your containers.
- Ornamental Grasses: (eg. Purple Fountain Grass, Millet or Twister) great for the Thriller of the container.
Fall
Fall containers bring rich colors and textures, perfect for transitioning to cooler weather. We focus on plants that can handle the cooler temperatures and autumn light:
- Chrysanthemums (Mums): Classic fall flowers, adding vibrant color to containers.
- Asters: Late-season blooms that thrive in cooler weather.
- Cabbages and Kale: Ornamental, frost-tolerant plants that add texture.
- Sedum: Hardy and durable, sedum works well for fall container arrangements.
- Heuchera: Adds colorful foliage that holds up well in cooler temperatures.
- Ivy: A little more cold tolerant for those frosty days and a great trailer.
- Heather: Great texture and color to a fall planter.
- Rudbeckia and Echinacea: Lots of Variety in color and there are doubles of the Echinacea too!
Winter
Winter container planting focuses on evergreen foliage, textured plants, and seasonal accents that can withstand Calgary’s cold temperatures. While growth slows down, containers still offer a beautiful winter display:
- Evergreen and deciduous bough's (e.g., Fir, pine, cedar, boxwood, magnolia, euonymus, eucalyptus) Provide structure and color throughout winter.
- Winterberry Holly: Adds vibrant red, gold or orange berries in the winter.
- Pine Cones & Branches: Dogwood, birch or curly willow branches for height.
- Seasonal Decorations: Seasonal pics, berries and bows are helpful in making your winter container "pop".