Spice Up Containers With More Than Just Plants

Along with being a master at combining plants , Minnesota garden designerScott Endresalso knows his way around a container , as you ’ll see in the next three days . In today ’s lesson , he ’s created a miniature landscape painting of succulent in a low dish , but he does n’t stop with plants . He ’s also added a small sculpture , some lustrous black marbles , and a few seashells . It all adds up to a fascinating tableau that ’s a sure conversation piece on his back terrace .

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