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๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒบ Red, White & Green: Festive Flower Pots for Christmas
If you love decorating with plants for the holidays (and we KNOW our PGS gardeners do!), nothing beats the classic Christmas color trio: red, white, and green.
Itโ€™s festive.
Itโ€™s elegant.
And best of all, itโ€™s perfect for container gardening.
Whether youโ€™re sprucing up your porch, brightening your kitchen counter, or creating a cheerful table centerpiece, these seasonal plant combinations will help you design gorgeous holiday pots that look straight out of a magazine. Best of all they are easy enough for any gardener to create.
Letโ€™s deck the pots with boughs of hollyโ€ฆ and petuniasโ€ฆ and maybe a poinsettia or two.
โค๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ. ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ (๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ)
This combination gives you that instant โ€œholiday momentโ€ as soon as someone walks in.
๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐ž:
* ๐‘๐ž๐: Mini poinsettia or red cyclamen
* ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž: White alyssum, dusty miller, or white cyclamen
* ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง: Variegated ivy or a small evergreen (arborvitae, dwarf spruce)
๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ:
* Contrasting textures
* Bold holiday colors
* Evergreen structure holds up all winter
๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ:
Front porch, entryway table, dining room centerpiece.
๐ŸŒบโ„๏ธ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ. ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ-๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐€ ๐‚๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
Perfect for bright kitchens, coffee bars, or the spot next to your cocoa station.
๐“๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ:
* ๐‘๐ž๐: Red kalanchoe
* ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž: White polka dot plant or babyโ€™s tears
* ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง: Mini Christmas fern or peperomia
Add a small strand of battery-operated fairy lights for instant holiday charm.
๐Ÿท๐Ÿค๐ŸŒฒ ๐Ÿ‘. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž + ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ
For gardeners who prefer a classy, more subtle Christmas look.
๐”๐ฌ๐ž:
* ๐‘๐ž๐: Burgundy cyclamen or oxblood amaryllis
* ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž: White caladium or white begonia
* ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง: Moss or soft ferns tucked around the base
This combo looks luxurious and is stunning in terra-cotta or ceramic pots.
๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŒฟโ„๏ธ ๐Ÿ’. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ
Designed to handle cold December temps on your porch or balcony.
๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ:
* ๐‘๐ž๐: Winterberry branches or red twig dogwood
* ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž: White ornamental kale
* ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง: Dwarf conifers, cedar branches, or boxwood
Add pinecones or ribbon to complete the look.
This pot stays beautiful all winter long, even after Christmas.
๐ŸŒผโœจ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“. โ€œ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐žโ€ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ
A cozy, cottage-style winter pot that brings so much charm.
๐Œ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ:
* ๐‘๐ž๐: Primrose or red kalanchoe
* ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž Sweet alyssum or dusted miller
* ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง: Trailing rosemary or creeping jenny (indoors only)
Perfect for small tables, windowsills, or gift-giving.
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ”. ๐๐ž๐ญ-๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ (๐‚๐š๐ญ & ๐ƒ๐จ๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐!)
For members who need pet-safe options, try this totally non-toxic holiday combo:
๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ:
* ๐‘๐ž๐: Red polka dot plant
* ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž: White African violet
* ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง Spider plant or button fern
Add festive accents like:
* Mini ornaments
* Cinnamon sticks
* Ribbon
* Moss
Beautiful and safe.
๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ ๐Ÿ•. ๐€๐๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ
No need to overcomplicate it โ€” small touches make these pots magical.
๐€๐๐:
* Pinecones
* Cinnamon sticks
* Faux berries
* Fairy lights
* Ribbon
* Small ornaments
* Holiday picks
* Moss around the soil
Just avoid anything that traps moisture too tightly against the soil.
๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿชด ๐Ÿ–. ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก
โœ” ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
Holiday plants love bright, indirect light.
โœ” ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ
Poinsettias and cyclamen hate soggy soil โ€” let the top inch dry before watering.
โœ” ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ
Porch overhangs or eaves protect from freeze damage.
โœ” ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐žฬ๐œ๐จ๐ซ
Switch out wilted blooms or swap in fresh greenery from your yard.
โœ” ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Holiday arrangements + heater blasts = dry, crispy leaves.
๐Ÿ“ธ ๐Ÿ—. ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ (๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐†๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐!)
We would absolutely LOVE to see your holiday pots! Share pics of your creations with the community and bring some holiday cheer to us all!
Let's see pics of your
* Your front porch Christmas pot
* Your kitchen holiday herb pot
* Your pet-safe festive arrangement
* Your red/white/green window box
* Your twinkle-light-decorated indoor arrangement
* Your favorite holiday plant combo of the year
Or any other fabulously creative holiday pot you've created! ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒฟโค๏ธ
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Donna Scarborough
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