Container Gardening Using The Thriller, Filler, Spiller Planting Technique

A huge benefit of a home garden is the opportunity to get creative with your plants and flowers. A great way to explore your creativity is through container gardening. Within these containers, you can put your design skills to the test with the change of seasons, or simply create one look for the entire year. It’s easy to change the plants within the containers, or you can add more plants as the seasons progress. Whatever you decide will surely create an inspiring, easy and fun afternoon for you in your garden. 

At Proven Winners Direct, we like to design our containers using the Thriller, Filler and Spiller technique. This ensures a blend of textures, colors, heights and movement, which is always good to consider when designing any garden space. Read below to explore what makes a Thriller, Filler and Spiller, and how you can use this technique when you go to design your own. 

Ornamental grasses, salvia, or even tomato plants are some examples of a thriller. Shop All Thrillers Here. 

Begonias, Supertunias, Heuchera, and so much more are great options to filler your container with color, texture and vibrancy. Check out our Fillers here. 

To finish off your container, you can add a sutera, supertunia’s, or any vine. Check out our award-winning Spillers here.

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Now that you know how to create a beautiful container combination, shop our pre-order plants and see where your creativity takes you! 😊

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