Guide to container gardening

by Jenna Marshall

The wonderful thing about container gardening is it is incredibly versatile. The possibilities are virtually endless. As long as you provide enough light, food and water, you can grow plants almost anywhere. Even if you do...read more

by Sheryl Spencer

When you're planting a patio garden, one of the first things you start looking for is planting pots. So you trot off to your nearest garden center, or maybe look at various other retailers for some decorative new containe...read more

by Pamela Kay

Think you can't have a garden because you have no yard, little space or poor soil? This guide to container gardening will show you how to grow beautiful flowers and luscious fruits and vegetables almost anywhere. 1-Rea...read more

by Bob Ewing

Fresh is a strong word that conjures up an image of crispness and deep flavour. The best way to get your food fresh is to grow it yourself. Now it is difficult to grow food for many people, at least to grow enough to fe...read more

by GraMarie Walker

Having a patio or indoor garden is much easier than you might think! The main considerations are space, light and what herbs and vegetables you actually like and will use. All of the suggestions I have provided here can b...read more

by Kenda Robertson

No Yard, No Problem: Grow A Container Garden By using containers, you can grow nutritious edibles, no matter where you live. ___________________________ ___________________________ _ There's no match for the convenien...read more

by Rex Trulove

Imagine; it is the middle of winter and outside the wind and snow is blowing hard. The landscape is covered with it's blanket of snow, and the dim light filtering through the clouds is gloomy. But in your living room, it...read more

by John Graham

Planters, pots, and baskets These are expensive nursery purchases ranging up to a hundred dollars or more for complex creations, so I encourage a little personal trial and error. All it then takes is the basket saved fr...read more

by Kelly Moser

Any container can be used for a planter, provided it has adequate drainage. A basket, wood box or metal container filled with annuals and placed in a garden bed is an easy way to provide charm and visual interest in your g...read more

by Sammy Stein

The portability, variety and versatility of containers makes them a very useful tool in the designing and planning of a garden. They can be used to brighten up dull corners, allow plants to be grown in areas where ther...read more

by Isabel Sacks

Now the autumn is properly upon us, the happy summer planted containers are looking windswept at the very least, if not completely dead. What you need to brighten the corners of your patio or window boxes is an arrangem...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

Picture your windowsills filled with overflowing containers of glorious flowers in a riot of blues, pinks and purples, or ornamental cabbages proudly displaying themselves from amongst bright colored pots along the sides o...read more

by Sherri Tibbetts

Indoor Gardens Autumn has come, but never fear, Wait but a little while yet, Spring will be here, the skies will clear, And fields stand deep in violets. The heavenly blue of fresh new days Oh, friend, you must emp...read more

by Katharine Leadlay

CONTAINER GARDENS Windows are the eyes of the house, apartment or condominium looking out on the world. How we treat them is a reflection of the people who live there. On windowsills, on patios or on balconies in high...read more

by Elisabeth Mcgill

A Poinsettia for Christmas - Is Yours Doomed or Will it Get a Second Chance? No other plants spell Christmas as much as Poinsettias do. Right around Thanksgiving they appear in every store that handles plants and mi...read more

by marmalade

Gardening in containers is a viable option for those dwelling in apartments, the elderly, and children. All that is required are some containers and a sunny spot that gets a minimum of 5-6 hours of full sun a day (such as...read more