Mixed Flower Containers- Planters

I was able to snap a few photos of some planters that I've been planting the last week around town. These Part Shade Mixed Containers are along the Fox River in Downtown Geneva, IL.

 I love the way these turned out!

They should fill in quite nicely and cascade over the edge of the pot.

 A Fox Tail Fern is perfect because it is planted right next to the Fox River :-)

I love the way the colors blend beautifully with the brick and shutters!

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Beautiful Winter Planters.... it's Time!

Create your own winter mixed container or let us create one for you! Beautiful, fresh greens are now available at our shop and will last & look wonderful throughout the winter. The smell of fresh greens that surround you as you walk through our shop is fantastic! Enjoy a complimentary cup of hot mulled cider as you shop.
I created this sample planter yesterday and they soon will be gracing the Geneva downtown area within the coming weeks.   Stop by today and see what we can do for you!
~ Annette MacLean

Custom Containers by The PURE Gardener

The PURE Gardener  specializes in custom container gardens for your home or business. Container gardens will make your property stand out  and are a great way to have color year round in a portable setting . Plants are carefully selected for each season, specifically for container gardens. Let us enhance your outdoor living space or create a grand entrance to your home, balcony, office, or store front. We offer 1, 2, 3, or 4 season programs.
To inquire about our custom containers and view more photos please click here.

Sneak Peek~ Alain Roby's All Chocolate Kitchen~ Jurassic Park Dinosaur

600 pound  giant chocolate Iguanodon Dinosaur for the premiere of the movie  "Jurassic Park."

Charity for Saving Tiny Heart's Society

Made by Chef Alain Roby from 600 lbs of chocolate

Chocolate Cake Dinosaur Eggs in a Rhinoceros Suit Case

Yummy Chocolate Dinosaur Eggs

I had a lot of fun creating this jungle for the 600 pound Dinosaur created by Chef Alain Roby for the premier of the movie "Jurassic Park." Craig and I used a huge amount of moss on this project! The dinosaur is very life like and it is hard to believe that is it made of chocolate. He will be on display, along with several chocolate creations, and hand blown sugar  sculptures by Chef Alain Roby, at the All Chocolate Kitchen opening Friday  September 10th- Christmas at 507 South Third Street in Geneva, IL.
  (between Caribou Coffee and Kernal Fabyan's Popcorn). Admission is FREE and there will be chocolate's, tarts, and more for sale. Watch Chef Alain Roby recreate his home kitchen in chocolate right before your eyes.  Proceeds will go to Saving Tiny HeartsSociety.
Annette~

The PURE Gardener, Inc.: My New Ottoman

It has been two years and two VERY Hard Winters and my ottoman is still going strong!! And I must admit that I barely water or take care of it, it is "hovering" above the ground on casters so it is not protected in the ground. Here is a post from 2008 when I first planted it...

 The PURE Gardener, Inc.: My New Ottoman

It is dormant now but I just peeked at it yesterday -during the snow- and I can tell that it will be coming out of hibernation as soon as it warms up. Watch for new photos soon!
~Annette

Winterberry Containers for the Geneva Christmas House Walk 2009

I made these containers for the Minta Interiors house on the Geneva Christmas House Walk 2009. They were quite stunning in person. I couldn't find time to take photos until today after it snowed

( thank you Garrison) . I used two full boxes of large winterberry, red twig dogwood and coned cedar around the edge. Green Spanish moss is tucked in around the interior.

~Annette MacLean

Custom Containers by The PURE Gardener

Custom Containers by The PURE Gardener

Shown are some of the planters that we designed and planted at Dodson Place 1&2 in downtown Geneva, IL. These planters are HUGE. They are just a sample of what we can do for you or your business. A business's first impression can be made before a customer even enters your door. One beautiful planter can make quite a statement. What does your entrance to your business say?
Call Craig or Annette at 630-232-2766 and let us design a custom planter for you.

Whiskey Barrels Planted for Shade

I planted the two whiskey barrels that are on each side of the entrance to our shop with begonias, ferns, and upright fuchsia. I took these photos today, at the shop, before I went out in the field to plant containers. They were so beautiful that I couldn't resist. These flowering begonias provide a beautiful splash of color amongst the ferns.

I love the way the begonias, ferns, and fuchsia complement each other.

This upright Fuchsia- with its trumpet like flowers- gets about 2 feet high and can withstand the mid summer heat. It blooms non stop and is one of my favorites for shade.

This is an Escargot Begonia. They are popular for their foliage not their flowers.

Look at this fantastic begonia! I just love them!
~Annette

Geneva Christmas Walk 2008

Reindeer Hobo's

Reindeer pulling birch canoe filled with pine cones. They are collecting pine cones so that they can make suet pine cone feeders for the birds.

Father is pulling the canoe while baby is riding inside.

Brave souls in freezing snowy weather waiting to get in.

Fabulous cones with millet and suet pine cones for the birds.

Custom Containers by The PURE Gardener Winter

Winter is a wonderful time for container gardening! These are just a sample of what we can do for your home or business. Call Craig or Annette at 630-232-2766 and let us help you make your holidays a little more joyous.