Creating Drama with dark pots
Using black pots with colourful blooms can turn an ordinary container garden into a stunning display for the patio or front door. The contrast of bright shades and dark background will really make your flowers pop and catch everyone's eye. From elegant to classic, learn more about creating your own drama with pots below.
There are a wide variety of bright coloured blooms and foliage that will contrast with your black pots and give you a design that stands out. You can choose plant with light or lime green foliage for a great start! Add in blooming annuals such as geraniums, petunias, bacopa or begonias for classic spring and summer planters.
For an attention-grabbing combo, choose blooming plants in pastels or whites that really pop next to the black pot. Though, even full-hued flowers such as bright orange begonias or red ranunculus will look even bolder in these dark containers.
We also love the idea of pairing silver or pale green foliage with black pots. Sage, dusty miller, lamb's ear, and senecio are great examples! Light ivy, and other vines, can drape downward as a spiller accent with fantastic contrast.
Of course, you don't have to go too bright for an elegant look with black pots on the patio. Using purples, reds, darker hues, and vibrant greens will create an elegant and sophisticated kind of drama that is still jaw-dropping but also understated. Coleus, ipomea, begonias, chyrsanthemums, and mondo grass all work together for a dark, dramatic, design.
