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The Hollyberry Lady · 11-15-2011, 10:17 PM

You can grow just about anything in a pot together but realize that some plants are invasive and they'll try to take over other plants...like mint. I like mint best alone in a pot.

Marigolds grow great with just about anything and I've even grown them at the base of my banana plants in the garden. Dwarf pepper plants are usually compatible with most other plants too and they're great for filling up bare soil space. You can mix all different kinds of flowers in pots as well.

Strawberries make another excellent choice to fill up space without taking up too much soil room, as they are shallow rooting. It's very appealing to see strawberry plants stuffed into pots and spilling over the side with other plants and they add interest and charm.

Petunias are another easy-to-please plant that are a nice flowering addition and they're compatible with most other plants. I like coleus as well but I like to keep it pruned. Succulents are one of my favorite things to add to pots of existing plants and they are very compatible with mostly everything. I like them in pots that show a lot of bare soil.

It's nice to combine plants that require the same conditions and needs, although if they're easy-to-grow kind of plants, it won't matter much.

Hope this gives you some ideas.

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