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The Secrets to Stunning Hayrack Planters

Botanical Names

Geranium

Pelargonium hybrid Pansy Viola x wittrockiana Petunia Petunia hybrid Sweet alyssum Lobularia maritima Vinca Vinca minor

If you’ve always dreamed of a beautiful hayrack planter dripping with flowers under your window but weren’t sure how to execute it, Tera Boaeuf of Tera’s Gardens in Colorado can help. She has the secrets to planting and maintaining hayracks and is willing to share them with us!

HOW TO DESIGN A HAYRACK PLANTER

Tera uses the same principles for hayracks that she uses in other container designs: Position trailing plants at the front to billow over the edge, place tall plants in the back row, and bridge the

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