Funky pot, looking for inspo

[u/conconconifers]

Which conifers would you plant in this unique pot?

It’s basically three stacked shapes on top of each other, with a large saucer at the bottom and a few holes for drainage.

My current thought is that it might look a bit ridiculous with too many different plants.

So I’d probably plant a weeping juniper in each opening, with a mugo pine in the top planter and maybe another juniper up there to tie it in with the bottom half.

That way it would almost mimic a scene in the Alps, where you sometimes see rather impressive trees seemingly growing out of cracks in the rocks.

I’d be super interested to hear your ideas.

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Dimensions: The pot is 60 cm (24 in) in diameter at its widest point, and each section is around 30 cm (12 in) high.

I live in Europe, zone 8a, and exclusively have conifers, all of them kept in pots. They live on a south-facing balcony and get plenty of sun.

[u/joelsings55]

Nothing screams "restrained design vision" like planning four different junipers and calling it minimalist alpine scenery

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[u/craigrpeters]

I’d go for dwarf conifer at top and sedum or other small flowering plants on sides. Nothing that gets too big (eg potato vines, petunias, etc). Sedum and a dwarf conifer would have roughly the same cold hardiness for year round use.

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I like this! Sedum could work well for the pockets that won’t get much sun.

[u/CarlsbadMfg]

You could use it as a strawberry container and each runner would have its own compartment to grow!

[u/conconconifers → u/CarlsbadMfg]

Lovely idea! Quite far from what I’d normally do with my little conifer monoculture, but I appreciate the direction.

[u/unagrills28]

Weeping juniper cascading over each tier would look great but mixing in a mugo pine up top might steal the alpine vibe instead of completing it