A Caribbean Garden

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Containers, be they of stone, wood, ceramic, concrete, metal or clay, can be so beautiful in themselves, or form a focal point when well planted. In the US I have seen lovely seasonal container plantings following the “thriller ( focal plant) filler ( usually something wispy or gassy) and spiller (trailing) formula. In the tropics, container plantings tend to be more year round, and feature one dramatic planting, sometimes with a ground cover plant.

Choices vary from these simple compositions in Trinidad and Laos






To this dramatic succulent planter at Flora Grubb, San Francisco ( not to mention the Edsel!)




Different styles-these were at Flora Grubb ( I think Italian)




Styles from Asia





Containers with water plants are extensively used in South East Asia






Containers used as water features




This recycled plastic bucket full of lotus buds in the market in Vientiane, Laos, looked just perfect


And so did this bike basket of flowers in Hanoi



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