To follow is a very lengthy collection of photographs of Rob’s container plantings, but I think the numbers are justified, considering how beautiful the work is. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
French fountain planted with ferns
gold sage, gold marjoram, and a glass float
lavender and violas; lettuce
Wasabi coleus, pinched into a broadly oval shape, and myrtle topiary
bird’s nest fern, lobelia, and creeping jenny in one of his grow spheres.
rosemary, pink marguerites and cream alyssum
herbs with a tilted Russian sage
This galvanized pan with rosemary and herbs got wheeled in and out of the garage on a cart until it was safe to leave the basil outdoors.
tree fern with streptocarpella
coir lined wood crates with verbena bonariensis, dahlias, marguerites, cream zinnias, angelonia and sweet william
collection of lemon cypress pots and herb pots
eugenia topiaries with yellow petunias
Who knew lettuce could look this good?
pennisetum, yellow celosia and yellow petunias
variegated lavender, marguerites and alyssum
tomatoes and herbs in twig boxes
rosemary topiary, lavender and lobelia
coral bells and streptocarpus
containers designed and planted by Rob
ferns and streptocarpus
bok choy, marguerites, osteospermum and cream alyssum
bird’s nest fern, lime selaginella, hosta Sum and Substance, green selaginella
succulents and herbs
tomatoes and weeping rosemary
shade planting at the shop
lettuce, parsley, and violas
rosemary and alyssum
meadow flowers in a wood trough
Strawberries in a moss lined galvanized wire box, looking good.
Rob is so very creative! Love his unique combination of plants in the most interesting and beautiful containers. He is pretty amazing!
Thanks for sharing the photos.
These beautiful combinations create a serene and stable mood.
FUN CREATIVE INTERESTING
Beautiful! Some of the arrangements have perennials- what do you do with them in the fall ? Plant them in the ground or take them inside?
Dear Jackie, We plant them in the ground, or winter them in the garage, although very few of his pots are left unsold. best, Deborah
Beautiful and thank you for sharing. Can the Eugenia topiaries stay outside…. I almost purchased 2 today to plant in pots outside my pool gate… but not sure if they will survive NJ winters?
Dear Beth, eugenias are not hardy in my zone. We winter them in a greenhouse. best, Deborah
Just wonderful gives me lots of creative inspiration !
Deceptive simplicity=the genius of Rob. None of these pots look over busy or fussy. They appear elegant and timeless.
Beautiful! What’s the trick to keeping lemon cypress alive? I killed a little topiary of it that I had last year.
Me too. Would love advice on that little beauty!
Dear Jill and Miranda, I am reluctant to give advise on growing a plant for the following reasons. I don’t know where you are, or where it was sited, or how you cared for it, and so on and so on. I would consult someone local to you! all the best, Deboprah
Lovely!!!!!!
Love it all, wonderful combinations! Also, loving the wall of Ivy. Thanks
Many thanks to all who had a part in this awesome presentation. Made my day much better and motivated me to go out and fill the remainder of my pots.
Absolutely beautiful! Such fun to see so many magnificent and unusual choices and combinations. Thanks so much for sharing!
Maybe it’s a good thing i live in CT. I want EVERYTHING. How wonderful to be surrounded by such beauty, and be involved in its creation. I know I will come back to this post (and so many of your others) again and again to marvel at and enjoy these images. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Rob’s pots are fabulous.
Great eye for color, texture, rhythm. Really enjoyed seeing bird’s nest ferns mixed in — who’d of thought?
The meadow flowers are especially elegant.
I can see why very few of his pots are left unsold. Such great combinations. This post is full of inspiration.
How do you care for the birds nest ferns in the winter? When can you put them out in spring/summer?
Dear Mary, they are fine in low light indoors.They can stay oput fairly late, and be put out fairly early. I would read up on them on your computer though. best, Deborah
Absolutely wonderful!!! So creative!!!! Thanks for sharing.