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Grow herbs, vegetables, and flowers on your patio or even inside your home.  No matter where you live, there is always room to grow. 

Container Gardening-- Making Your Patio a Paradise.

 

 

Container gardening is a great way to grow your favorite plants.  Herbs, vegetables, and flowers can all be grown in containers with the right materials and a little know-how. 

In addition to traditional "houseplants" like philodendrons and potted cacti, indoor container gardeners can enjoy fresh herbs year around and have flowers blooming in the winter.  With the right equipment, it is even possible to grow veggies indoors. 

For gardeners with limited outdoor space, containers provide a means to make a balcony or patio into a real garden, complete with peas, beans, and tomatoes as well as herbs and flowers. 

This zone is a collection of articles and resources to help you start and maintain a beautiful, productive container garden.  Whether you are a novice gardener or a veteran grower looking for new ideas, this is the place to go for inspiration.

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  • Harvesting seeds from your own flowers can be an ideal way to expand your garden, but many gardeners save the seeds they harvest so they can trade them with other gardeners.
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  • The warm colors of autumn leaves are a welcome sight, arriving along with the cooler weather.  Laura Leigh Fields shares some ideas on incorporating a touch of autumn’s natural beauty into your indoor decor. There are many beautiful and fun ways that you can bring autumn indoors by spreading the warmth of nature throughout your house [...]
    Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:55:07 +0000
  • Summer blossoms may be fading, but as Raven Lebeau explains, you can still have plenty of color in your garden if you choose the right plants. 1. Re-blooming iris Most iris varieties bloom in the spring or early summer. The “re-blooming” cultivars bloom again in the fall and have attractive green foliage in between. Irises will [...]
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Finding Seeds for Container Gardening

Starting plants from seed is both cost effective and satisfying.  However, not all of the plants you can grow from seed are ideal for container gardening.  Luckily, the website ContainerSeeds.com has a selection of seeds especially chosen for container gardeners.  Choose from fruits, herbs, vegetables, edible flowers, and more.  The site also has a nice selection of articles to read as well as recipes and gardening tips.


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by Theresa Rose

Unfortunately, it doesn't stand to reason that all plants that grow in the ground are well suited to containers. Sometimes, practicality makes this impossible. For the last 4 1/2 years, I've had such ...read more
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by Nikki Smith

Most salad greens, nearly all herbs, and many flowers and vegetables thrive in containers provided they're filled with enriched soil and large enough to accommodate stretching roots. 1. Start the se...read more
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by Theresa Rose

Although there are specific tomato varieties that are designed for container growing, that doesn't mean that it isn't possible to grow almost any type of tomato in a container. Tomatoes can grow just ...read more
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by Gina Alfani

Containers should complement your home's style and the appearance of the plants you intend to add to them. Keep in mind the mature size of the plants that will inhabit them when selecting containers.P...read more
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Container Gardening Photos: Flowers


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by Raven Lebeau

Almost any container with holes in the bottom can be used for a planter. If you have a container you like the appearance of but cannot punch holes in, you can always line it with a smaller container ...read more
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by Theresa Rose

Potting soils are sold everywhere. As soon as the weather starts to warm up, retailers start stocking their gardening gear and supplies. Potting soil will appear on the shelves right next to pots and ...read more
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Glory Lennon
Posted on: Oct 17, 09 at 03:02 AM
Lovely Zone T.Rose. Adore the photos. But you should get a thumbnail.
Amanda Dcosta
Posted on: May 23, 09 at 03:59 PM
Theresa... simply beautiful! Nice creative page! Mandy
Sheila Watson Kraklow
Posted on: May 22, 09 at 06:27 PM
Teresa... I have planted tomatoes, chili peppers, carrots, radishes and zucchini in containers on my patio this year and found the advice in this zone most helpful and informative! Good job!
Theresa Rose
Posted on: Apr 11, 09 at 06:03 PM
Thank you, Ethel. I linked Green Fingers to my writing portfolio as well! I am a big time container gardener.
Ethel Smith
Posted on: Apr 11, 09 at 07:17 AM
I will link this to my green fingers gardening as container gardening often as to be the choice these days. Lots of useful info.
Theresa Rose
Posted on: Apr 11, 09 at 02:07 AM
Thanks bunches, Jim! Raven is the genius behind most of it.....But we knew that there was a wealth of great information we could use to showcase a completely different side of gardening!
Jim Bessey
Posted on: Apr 09, 09 at 11:02 PM
Fantastic! What a great page, Theresa. I'll bet if I follow all the advice you offer here, even I could be a green thumb gardener. Well done!

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    When setting out to start seeds, regardless of whether the seeds are for perennials, annuals, foliage plants, vegetables or whatever else, the seeds will need three consistent things in order to germi...read more
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    Combine color and texture among three types of plants to pot your perfect container garden. Thrillers, spillers and fillers planted in harmony compose a perfect container garden. Color Container garde...read more
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