Containers -
A
general overview
Container gardening
is wonderful! If you have trouble making up your mind about your
garden design, all you have to do is shove a few pots around and
you have a new design. If you want to grow exotic plants in a cold
climate then container planting will let you fool them into thinking
they are right at home in the tropics. And if you like change -
containers are about as changeable as you can get.
First of all,
you have all kinds of interesting containers, from classic to just
plain wild. Don't limit yourself to only commercial pots. As long
as you can provide adequate drainage, many flea market or garage
sale items can make perfect container gardens. (Tea kettles, wash
basins and wheelbarrows are just a few examples.) You'll find a
wide selection in the Container
Gardens section.
And then you
have all kinds of great places to put a container garden - from
a tiny balcony to a bare spot in a huge garden - or even indoors.
You can hang them from poles or on walls, or set them on rolling
carts - or even - (dastardly thought) just put them on the ground!
Finally, almost
anything that can be grown in the ground can be grown in a pot -
and a few things actually prefer being containerized. (Is that a
word?) You can change your floral display seasonally, hide the plants
that are getting tattered around the edges, and generally, with
a little slight of hand and a wee bit of planning, fool people into
thinking you actually know what you're doing.
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