Group of Beautiful Flower and Plant Arrangements in Easy-Care Pots on Wood Floor.

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Find lightweight composite material pots at Hy-Vee. To make any planter lighter to move, invert a large disposable plastic nursery pot inside the bottom of the container before backfilling with potting mix. This works best with tall containers, because most root growth occurs in the top 12 to 15 inches of soil.

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Some indoor plants, such as Boston ferns, thrive outdoors in summer shade if watered regularly.

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Various Succulents in Two Pots on a Wood Bench

Tropical plants like this white bird of paradise can anchor a container garden, giving it the lush beauty of exotic places. Make it the focal point; it will stand out from a distance yet look perfectly at home among shorter filler plants such as the croton, kalanchoe and asparagus fern here. Tip: Place a saucer beneath pots to catch excess water and make it available to plants.

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Create striking container arrangements with flowers and plants from Hy-Vee. These easy-care pots make beautiful outdoor displays.

They add color and life to outdoor settings, too. Many can spend the summer outdoors, lending a tropical vibe. Place them in bright, indirect light, such as beneath a high-branched tree or on a covered porch (foliage will scorch in direct sunlight). Keep plants well watered and give them a shot of fertilizer, such as Osmocote Plus Outdoor & Indoor Smart-Release Plant Food. Bring them back inside when nighttime temperatures dip below 50°F. Tip: Place a saucer beneath pots to catch excess water and make it available to plants.

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Worried plants will die if you go on vacation? For low-maintenance beauty, plant succulents—true water misers that can easily go a week or two without watering. Their thick, fleshy leaves store water and at the same time offer interesting textures and colors, as seen with the jade, zebra plant, crinkle-leaf plant, echeveria and string of pearls in these planters. Tip: Use stones or gravel as a mulch to keep succulent plant stems dry and less prone to rot.

SUCCULENT SELECTION

SOIL Plant in a quick-draining pot filled with a lightweight soilless potting mix. Mulch with pea gravel or stones—a decorative touch that also keeps soil from splashing on foliage.

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LIGHTING To be their best, succulents need at least six hours of direct sunlight per day. In shade, they often become weak, spindly and discolored.

WATERING Soak the soil, then wait to water again until the soil is bone dry. Bear in mind that smaller pots will dry out quicker than large pots, especially the more sunlight they get.

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Make a statement—set several containers together. Use an odd number of pots, such as 3 or 5, for a more casual look, and switch up sizes and shapes. Tip: Coordinate the look with containers sharing a similar color palette and material, such as these lightweight composite pots.

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USE INDOOR PLANTS

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Thriller plants stand out as a focal point—either because of size, shape, color or a combination of features. They are the largest plants in the container; even miniature trees and single-stem shrubs pruned to look like trees can be used.

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Filler plants “fill in” around the base of the focal point; they can have a spreading or mounding habit as long as it complements the focal point rather than competes with it.

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Spiller plants have a trailing habit that “spills” down the side of a container and softens its hard lines. Containers with these trailing plants look more natural and prettily fill in gaps.