How to Make a Patio Plant List

Your patio plant list should be carefully crafted to determine which plants will complement one another in scent, beauty, color and texture. Assembling your patio plant list might require the help of a designer if you are uncertain which plants will work together.

Instructions

1. Decide what kind of effect you're going for with your patio plants. Decide whether you want a lot of plants or a few, whether you want the plants to let off a particular scent and which colors you want to be dominant in your patio.

2. Do you want to have to water your plants every day or just a couple times a week? This all goes into figuring out what kind of plants you'll want.

3. Choose some plants for their fragrances. Some of the plants you should consider for fragrances include bay laurel, daylily, English lavender, iris, lily, peony, rose, sage, wormwood and yarrow. Talk with your local plant supplier for other possibilities.

4. Determine which visual effects you want for your patio plant design. Go unity and harmony, and find plants that convey those feelings. Avoid plants with sharp edges and those that have prickles or parts that are unappealing if you have small children around.

5. Plan for some tall plants that like a lot of sun and smaller plants that could benefit from being shaded by the tall plants. If you design your plant list so the plants complement one another, your patio is sure to be well designed.

6. Visit your local nursery to find out which other types of plants you may be interested in. Talk with your local nursery about compiling your patio plant list. Your local expert may have some valid thoughts and points for you to consider in tems of what grows well in your neighborhood.