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Fall Planter Ideas and Tips

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Looking for fall planter ideas? This post includes gorgeous inspiration photos along with ideas for the best flowers, plants, vegetables and filler to use in your fall flower pots!

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Earlier this year, I shared my summer planter ideas along with my tutorial on how to plant flowers in a pot. You, the readers seemed to love both my garden posts, so I thought today I’d also share some fall planter ideas! I’ve also added a few tips on the best flowers and vegetables to use, as well as some unique gardening ideas!

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Most of the planters in my yard are currently on their last leg. The overnight temperatures and a lot of rain with little sunshine has done a number on my poor plants. The only one that still seems to be thriving is my front porch (the one I want to update first for fall)! But, I usually find it takes me a week or two to plan out what I want each year (if anything) and I thought I’d share some flower inspiration with you today.

The Best Fall Flowers and Plants for Pots

Before we jump into to full fall planter ideas, let’s talk about some of the best flowers and plants to use in your fall arrangements. Since fall temperatures can be all over the board, you need something hardy that can sustain cold overnight temps followed by heat and/or dreary days. Here are some top contenders of flowers and plants to consider for your fall planters:

  • Mums
  • Pansies
  • Ornamental Grasses
  • Pumpkins
  • Kale
  • Ornamental Cabbage
  • Sedum
  • Gourds and Squash
  • Sticks/Tree Limbs: Red-twig Dogwood and Birch Limbs are favorites

I love incorporating vegetables into my fall planters. I find that I have to wait until late September or early October though to add them, or they may rot a bit too soon. They add such a fun and unexpected twist to planters though!

I still try and follow my thriller/filler/spiller method I mentioned in this post, but it can get a bit harder with fall plants, especially as access to large varieties dwindles this time of year! In some cases though, you may be able to use portions of your summer planters. Simply remove the sections that aren’t thriving and then add in fall elements! I still continue to fertilize with my favorite fertilizer into the fall months as well!

Fall Planter Ideas and Inspiration

Now to get the creative juices flowing. Many of the below ideas are from Better Homes & Gardens, because I love that they label and identify each of the plants used. If you click the appropriate link, it will take you to the “recipe” for each of the planters if available.

Bright blue planters with lettered plants in them and pumpkins beside the planters.
Bold Fall Mixed Container via BHG

These are some fall planters I did back in my early gardening days when I didn’t really know what I was doing. But I still thought it was beautiful!

An aerial view of the planter with purple flowers and a pumpkin in it.
Red, gold, and purple flowers in a planter on the porch.

Ornamental grass makes such a beautiful and eye catching statement in the center.

Ornamental grass in a wooden planter with gold flowers beside it.
Fall Planter with Tall Grasses via BHG

I love this next example! You can keep it really simple by layering pumpkins in a large urn or pot! If the area is covered you could likely use floral foam covered with moss as the center to avoid open holes and to use less pumpkins.

An ornamental planter at the foot of the stairs filled with mini pumpkins.
Pumpkin Planter via BHG

Think outside the typical planter! Use an unexpected element, like this wheelbarrow, to act as your gardening pot!

A wooden barrel on the porch filled with pumpkins that have black writing saying Welcome Friends.
Pumpkin Planter Wheelbarrow via BHG

Last year, I was running short on time and picked up this pre-made planter at a local nursery. I love the red-twig dogwood in the center mixed with the tall ornamental grass! I then added some loose white pumpkins around the base and called it a day!

Ornamental grass and red twig dogwood in a planter with white pumpkins beside it.

If you don’t feel confident in your planter abilities, try a metal version of planters like this front porch.

A fall porch with Halloween accents, and red, brown leaves.
Fall Porch via Pottery Barn

Do you change out your planters for fall?  I hope to have mine ready in this next week or two to share with you. Have a great weekend!

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  1. Marty Oravetz says

    September 14, 2018 at 9:57 am

    These are all such gorgeous ideas. I love them all.

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  2. Linda Biondo says

    September 14, 2018 at 11:19 am

    Just what I needed to learn. Im looking forward to extending my ornamental grass throughout the fall season. Who knew?

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