With spring in full swing, we figured it was a good time to share our best gardening tips and tricks to make your screened porch a standout. Whether you’re looking for indoor plants that can accent your side tables, or outdoor plants that will allow sweet scents to drift into the screened space, we’ve got a few ideas for all. Continue reading to discover and confirm some of the best ideas to make your screened space exceptional this season.

Hanging Plants & Flowers

Sometimes the best plant and floral accents for within a screened porch are those that make use of the obscure spaces - the ceiling and the upper wall corners. Leafy, hanging plants and vines, when directed where to grow, can be the perfect additions to any screened porch - offering life and decoration without taking away any usable space. Here are some of the best hanging plant and flower additions that perfectly accent a screened porch from above.

• Impatiens

• Pothos

• Burro’s Tail

• Trailing Pansy

• Bacopa

• Ferns

• String of Pearls

• Dichondra

• Lantana

• Fuchsia

Colorful/Scented Plants & Flowers

If you enjoy attracting butterflies, birds, and bumblebees, or perhaps the sweet aroma of nature drifting in your direction, this category of plants and flowers is for you! Colorful plants and flowers accent any screened porch beautifully, while enticing pollen-collectors towards your view. On windy, warm days, the fresh, floral fragrances drift into your porch. The outside of your porch will be booming with wildlife while you remain protected from the comfort of your screened porch. Here are some amazing plant and flower additions to add to the exterior of your screened porch!

• Rosemary

• Lavender

• Mint

• Hyacinths

• Gardenias

• Magnolias

• Roses

• Butterfly Bush

• Peonies

• Daffodils

Long-Lasting/Hardy Plants & Flowers

Some homeowners and screened porch-frequenters enjoy plants and flowers that can withstand it all - from temperature to precipitation to sunlight. Additionally, some stay alive longer than others throughout the year, and some that come back annually, regardless of the conditions. These plants and flowers may not be the lowest maintenance always, but they will look nice for the longest and require the least amount of removing and/or replanting throughout the year. Here are some very strong plants and flowers that will hold up and last a long time. 

• Carnation

• Dahlia

• Gaillardia

• Petunia

• Salvia

• Peonies

• Lavender

• Caladium

• Daylily

• Spiraea

Unusual Plants & Flowers

Homeowners deserve landscaping, plants, and flowers that are as unique as they are. Due to this, there are some flowers and plants that are quite unique that we decided to highlight for those that want a truly ‘customized’ screened porch. Here are some of the most unusual plants and flowers available for your screened porch.

• Bleeding Hearts

• Passion Flower

• Globe Thistles

• Lamb’s Ear

• Venus Flytrap

• Tropical Pitcher Plant

• Blue Poppy

• Crown Imperial

• Secret Lust Coneflower

• Sundew

Are you currently gardening some of these featured plants, or do you just want to know more?

Check out our Pinterest ‘Gardening’ board for inspiration and best care practices. Additionally, please share your accent screened porch plants with us for the chance to be featured.