DIY
Patriotic Mailbox Garden
Video: Patriotic Gardens
Patriotic Mailbox Garden Bed Project
Full Sun Project
Project Time: 3-4 hours
This mailbox garden will show off your patriotism with easy-care, sun-loving red, white, and blue plants that bloom in late-spring and summer. Plant by mid-May to enjoy this garden for Memorial Day, Independence Day and even Labor Day in September! This design is a triangular bed, approximately 6x6x8 feet.
Recipe
- A - 'Black and Blue' or 'Cobalt Blue' Salvia
- B - Red Mandevilla
- C - Agapanthus
- D - Shasta Daisy
- E - Salvia f. 'Sally Fun'
- F - 'Calliope' Red Geranium
- G - Blue Petchoa
- H - White trailing lantana
- I - Red Salvia
- J - Blue fan flower
- K - 'Diamond Frost' Euphorbia
Shopping List
- 1 - 'Black and Blue' or 'Cobalt Blue' Salvia - 1g
- 1 - Red Mandevilla 1 - 10"
- 3 - Agapanthus - 1 gallon
- 1 - Shasta Daisy - 1 gallon
- 3 - Salvia f. 'Sally Fun' - 4"
- 1 - Calliope Red Geranium - 10"
- 5 - Blue Petchoa - 4"
- 1 - White trailing lantana - 1 gallon
- 5 - Red Salvia - 4"
- 5 - Blue fan flower - 4"
- 3 - Diamond Frost Euphorbia - quarts
- 4 - Planting Mix Bags
- 1 - Bag Dr. Earth Root Zone fertilizer
- 6 - Mulch Bags