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Hanging Flower Pot

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Mix and Match

These next two hanging containers help keep patio space free for furniture and foot traffic, but they're great inside your home, too. Use them to create a focal point on a blank wall or to brighten a dark corner.

Combine flowers, herbs, ivy and leafy greens in one basket to create an organic look.

Flipped Flower Pot

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Flip 'Em Over

Thanks to a special water reservoir and a mesh screen that keeps dirt in place, the unique Sky Ceramic Mini Planter ($65 for 3; Lumens.com) allows plants to grow upside down.

Blue Plant

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Grab Hold

These next two portable planters make it easy to relocate plants to a sunnier spot or quickly spruce up the yard when company's coming.

WD editors love the nylon-handled Universal Grow Bag ($16.95; Gardeners.com). The patented fabric aerates soil and allows water to drain, plus it folds for off-season storage.

Flower on Rail

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Dress Up a Railing

Add blooms to your deck or porch with the Rectangular Rail Planter and Hook ($49.95 and $16.95; CrateandBarrel.com).

Succulents

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Grow a Centerpiece

They may look delicate, but these pint-size plants are hardy and low maintenance. They need sunlight and just a little water every week or so.

Glass Succulent

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Big Plants

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Think Big!

Large-scale leaves—like philodendrons, birds of paradise and palm fronds—can double as sculpture. Corral a few leaves in a tall vase on a sideboard, or highlight just one in a narrow vase on a nightstand or shelf.

Plant Stand

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Create Height

These next three vessels are as eye-catching as what you grow in them. Give simple arrangements a lift with the extra-sturdy Iris Planter and Chevron Stand (from $99; WestElm.com).

Kitchen Colander

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Use What You Have

A kitchen colander already has built-in drainage! Sprinkle a layer of pebbles along the bottom to keep soil from washing away, then add flowers and place on a patio table.