Specialty Gardening: I'm looking for ideas!, 1 by ImaMes

ImaMes wrote:
I like to grow mint in a container just outside my patio doors. Love the scent, especially when I'm up close watering it. I do take cuttings to bring in over the winter, but in the past it has survived outdoors in a mild winter. The last couple of years I have had spearmint and peppermint, but chocolate mint is also one of my favorites. One year I grew several mints in a huge pot, but because I don't have a good place to overwinter a lot of plants, I had to leave the pot outside and they didn't make it. :-(

One of my favorite container combinations for a large pot is caladium and wax begonias. I place mine where they get about 1-2 hours of sun per day. The rest of the time they are in light shade. I dig up the caladium bulbs after the first frost and keep them over the winter.

The smaller container in the photo is peppermint is after I cut it back and it started regrowing.