When Christina Salwitz began creating gardens and seasonal containers at Carol Ann O'Mack's home on Ames Lake in Redmond, Wash., she received one request: "Just go crazy!" It was music to the noted designer's ears.
"She just wanted lots of color," Christina recalls of the late Ms. O'Mack, who was a client for about five years. This simple mandate allowed her to go big and bold in her combinations for beds, borders and especially pots, which play vital roles in her work, including the practical purpose of housing perennials and woody plants ultimately destined for garden beds.
"My (container) choices are often based on what can be planted out in the future," she explains, noting that she replants pots twice a year for her clients in greater Seattle (USDA Zone 8.) "If I see a bed could use more sedum, for example, I'll use a lot of sedum in the fall containers and then transplant it (at the end of the season)."
Containers also provide an avenue for the designer to stretch her imagination, especially with an open minded client. They are the place to "try things out and have fun," says Christina, who shies from the predictable. Here are a few of the designs she created for Ms. O'Mack's landscape. These were planted in late spring to last through Halloween.
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GAGA FOR GALANTHUS
As easy as they are irresistible, snowdrops boast a devoted and growing following
NEW PLANTS
Multiseason Marvels
BLUEBERRIES & CO.
Members of the genus Vaccinium provide sweet flavor, health benefits and beauty in the garden
AN ECOLOGICAL AGREEMENT
How three great minds think alike
Take It Indoors
Cs the growing season dwindles, _ potted cittus became a summer souuenir
ROOTED IN PLACE
LAYERING IS A PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE THAT TAKES A WHILE TO COMPLETE, BUT IT DEMANDS LITTLE EFFORT FROM THE GARDENER
AT HOME WITH PLANTS
Business travel and pleasure trips helped inspire this Cincinnati garden
THE GARDEN GOES DARK
Yes, gardens have their dark side. But-surprise! A garden's darkness can be good, not sinister.
LOW-WATER WONDERS
EXPLORE ONE PLANTSMAN'S DROUGHT-TOLERANT FAVORITES FOR EACH LEVEL OF THE GARDEN
Succeed With Succession- The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right
The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right. Once a crop like spring turnips or snap peas has finished, I tidy up the bed, amend the soil with a thin layer of compost and replant. Depending on the new crop, I may be sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.
