Welcome to Planter on the Side Blogspot!

Sunny Lambeth Allen and Teresa Daugherty Hechenbleikner formed Planters on the side in 2008 out of a passion and desire to share our planting knowledge with Charlotte and surrounding area. We were asking God to reveal a career that would allow us to tap our gifts and truly enjoy work. Our vision began to take form and everything fell into place which we took as a sign that we were on the right track. We create container gardens using organic products and mostly locally grown plant material. Our work includes a variety of plants from herbs and annual flowers to trees, shrubs and perennials. Now we service clients from Charleston, SC to Lake Norman, NC. We hope you enjoy our gardening information and pictures of our beautiful creations!

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Some of my new favorites this season are night sky petunia, lanai deep pink verbena and versicolor pink hibiscus.




Tuesday, April 11, 2017

A beautiful day to plant! Enjoy the POTS!!








Friday, April 7, 2017

More plantings from years past:






Monday, April 3, 2017

Spring is Here!

Our last frost date is April 2017. I'm so excited to plant this season. Here are some inspiring photos from last year: