What Flowers to Plant in Outdoor Pots

 

 

  A nice combination in a pot is the Wave Petunia and Sweet Potato Vine.

 Grasses in the middle look nice.

Use a good potting soil mixed with perlite and peat moss. If you don't want to use peat moss, mushroom compost can be a good substitute. Mixing perlite and peat moss in the soil keeps it moist for a longer period of time and provides aeration for the roots.

If you want a pot that is full and blooms all summer you just can’t beat wave petunias.This may seem strange but my experience is that color makes a difference. The ones that I have found that seem to do better are the purple, pink and white ones. The red ones are more delicate for some reason, I don’t know why, they still do well but never seem to get as full as the other colors.

 When you water the pots make sure that it gets soaked right to the bottom and never let it dry completely out. Always make sure there are drain holes in the bottom, if not, drill some out.

If you plant wave petunias, use stronger fertilizer than is recommended, even double the dosage. These petunias love fertilizer and will exceed your expectations if you do this.
There are many different varieties of waves and I have found that they all do well. 
The larger the pot the more room for the roots to spread out and the better results you will have.