Back in May someone asked me to help choose flowers for her containers around the pool.

There was a wedding planned for August, and she wanted 12 containers, to be filled with pink and white.

To begin, I helped her pick out the containers, choosing large pots that would not dry out quickly, and could hold several plants.

Next, I recommended a soilless growing medium, and told her to fill the pots to the brim.

I gave her a supply of water-soluble fertilizer to be used once a week and offered controlled release fertilizer to be used at planting time and again in mid-July.

For plants I asked her to pick around 75 plants, making sure some were tall, some medium and a few trailing.........

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