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    Home » Gardening & Outdoors » Planters / Containers

    Planter Geraniums

    Published: Jan 30, 2023 · Modified: Feb 25, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

    Geraniums are my favorite plant when creating a pretty planter. Especially one that will be a focal point in my yard. These plants are easy to grow, maintain and come in a variety of beautiful colors.

    red geraniums in a window box along windows in commercial building

    An added bonus is they grow and spread nicely and are not an expensive plant. Unless I'm planting a large planter, or a windowbox like above, I only need to buy one. If you are looking for another post showing a variety of planters, take a look at this 25 Outdoor Planters post. If you are visiting later in the gardening season, this Fall Planter Ideas post is always popular for fall planter inspiration.

    I love those window boxes I showed you (above). Here is what they look from a few steps back. So makes me want to have window boxes!! If you are like me and LOVE red geraniums, take a look at the red geraniums post I wrote.

    planter ideas, geranium planters,
    Window boxes of geraniums. Gorgeous!

    Table of contents

    • Geraniums in Pots - pictures
    • Potting Ideas
    • Geraniums in Window Boxes
    • Garden Art Decor

    Geraniums in Pots - pictures

    I'm sharing pictures of my favorite geranium planter images in this post. My hope is that they give you ideas and inspiration. All of these planters were planted by real people and were a short walk from my home!

    geraniums in planter

    Potting Ideas

    This pink geranium pot (below) full of bright pink flowers has been inspiring me for a few years. I love the simplicity of it. It has a healthy plant in the center and just a few trailing vincas cascading down. I love the height it has by elevating the pot on the log. And, the weathered terra cotta container.

    Tip

    This type of vinca in the pot below is the cheap annual kind. Don't buy the more expensive vinca perennials for this look.

    pink geraniums elevated on a piece of a log

    The planter below is a favorite and the geraniums used in this one are ivy geraniums. Where these are located, these plants receive morning sun only. For these red geraniums, that's perfect since they don't do well in the hot sun all day long. They do need at least 6 hours of daily sun so if you notice yours aren't doing well, pull them out to ensure they get enough sun (and make sure you are watering them appropriately). The purple cascading flowers are petunias, the little yellow ones are million bells and the fun bright leafy plants are sweet potato vines.

    red geraniums with purple petunias, yellow million bells and sweet potato vine.

    Below is a fun experiment I tried one year. Those are perenial hostas contrasting with the red geraniums. They are planted in a galvanized steel tub that I made a little more interesting by gluing some sisel rope around it. I loved this one and it looked so pretty as it filled in. I will be making this metal tub planter this spring! There are lots of tips and details on how I made the planter below if you follow the blue link.

    red geraniums with hostas in a galvanized steel tub

    Geraniums in Window Boxes

    Remember those beautiful red window boxes at the beginning of this post? These are different geraniums on the other side of this building. On the side with less sun.

    Beautiful red flowers in a window box.
    Red Geraniums

    A closer look!
    Pretty planters

    These make me want to have window boxes at my home!

    Back to planters!

    a planter with colorful plants
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    Looking for DIY ideas for beautiful planters? You will receive lots of ideas and inspiration. Plus, tutorials on how to plant planters.

    Helpful Tip

    Red geraniums are often used as the "red" when planting a red, white and blue theme! Having planters with this color theme helps if you decorate for Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor day.

    4th of July flower planter

    Here is my simple planter to add a splash of color on my driveway. It literally is three plants. They are a red geranium, a multi colored lanterna and an alysum.

    Red pot with red geraniums and white alyssum.
    Red pot with red geranium.

    If you do have a boring spot in your yard, put a bright colored planter there!! If you don't have time to fix that spot with landscaping, distract people with color!

    Planter closer to the end of the driveway.
    Planter closer to the end of the driveway.

    Garden Art Decor

    Although this planter doesn't have geraniums in it, I have saved my falling down red "Don't sit on this bench!!" to place planters on. I love the color and the elevation. Mine have had geraniums in them!

    pretty planters, red bench
    Red bench with planters

    If you have an antique sink of any kind, it's a great way to add some height to your pots. Also, I just love the plain white contrasting with the bright flowers!! Don't you?

    geraniums on a bathroom sink

    Thanks for dropping by and letting me show you some planters. Here are a few other planter and container garden posts with lots of ideas and inspiration!

    FAQ's

    How to water your plants to keep them thriving?

    This is a big question. The answers can be found in this How to water your plants article.

    What fertilizer do you recommend?

    For my flowering planters, I always use Miracle Grow Bloom Booster. It has to say Bloom Booster on the package. It's not just regular Miracle Grow.

    I've never planted my own planter before! Any tips?

    Yes! Here is all the information you need on How to plant flower pots.

    These geraniums are copies of watercolor paintings made by my friend Rosana, an architect in Spain. She made them for me (and you!) and is so talented!

    These are printable files that will be emailed to you. Then you print them on your own computer! These are sized for 8 x 10 paper (normal printer paper size). The size is perfect to be framed and displayed in your home.

    Red Geranium Printable - ETSY
    White Geranium Printable - ETSY
    Pink Geranium Printable - ETSY

    I've set up a 30% off discount just for you. It applies to my geranium products. Click on the link under the watercolor geraniums to get to the specific item. My store is called OnWoodlandLane if you would like to browse.

    Make your own unique large planter (inexpensive).

    25 Outdoor Planters.

    *first published May 7, 2016

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    1. Darlene Rutter

      June 05, 2021 at 11:55 am

      I love container flowers_-I have presently 20 pots on my deck, front porch, yard. Would love to send some pics. Where would I send them? I am in Indiana.

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      • momcrieff

        October 22, 2021 at 11:02 am

        I'd love to see pictures of your container flowers. You can email them to me at [email protected]

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    2. Shailaja

      July 04, 2015 at 10:22 pm

      Boy, am I glad I chanced upon your blog! I loved looking at all the gorgeous planters featured here. Yes, and I love your witty writing, too! So you are 'on the lookout for a cut log', eh? But do you have a rock??

      Reply
    3. MӨƧ

      May 02, 2015 at 2:42 pm

      using the red bench with the planters looks just awesome 🙂

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      • momcrieff

        May 10, 2015 at 7:15 am

        Thank you! I loved how my friend did that so I did something similar at my house.

        Reply
    4. Anonymous

      May 24, 2014 at 11:42 pm

      I'm not trying to be funny, but how do you prevent people from stealing those from you? Especially the ones by the front door...it is that an issue in my neighborhood? LOL (while crying)!

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      • momcrieff

        May 25, 2014 at 5:17 pm

        It's actually never been a concern in our neighborhood. However, I have put together planters for my husbands office and I know the staff were betting on whether they would be there on the next Monday or not. I personally would plant my plants in the ground if there was a serious threat of my planters being stolen. The planter and the plants cost too much for that to happen! If one was stolen, there probably wouldn't be a second : (.

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    5. Cathy Swink

      May 09, 2014 at 7:13 am

      I want to move to your neighborhood so I can enjoy all the beautiful flowers.

      Reply
    6. Dee

      April 25, 2014 at 12:12 am

      These are gorgeous planters. Will definitely try some of those combos. Hope I can choose the right plants for our hot SC summers. My front porch gets most of summer sun.

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    7. Michele

      September 09, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      Susan, these are soooooo LOVELY!! Wonderful inspiration...I'm a planter lover too and these have given me some great ideas. I especially love the window boxes...oh, the colors!!! Had to pin it (;

      Reply
    8. Kayla @ Home Coming blog

      September 09, 2013 at 2:55 pm

      Beautiful! I wish I had a green thumb. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with a black one! 🙂

      Reply

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