Container Gardening

I would like to do container gardening this year.do you have any ideas for containers made from things around the house and yard or otherwise free?

I am in need of tips for outdoor container gardening. I want to plant flowers/plants that work well together and are not too difficult for a beginner! My house faces the northern light, so I need some plants that work well in the shade. Any help or book/website that I could check out would be great!

The importance of proper watering cannot be stressed enough for your container garden plants. Container Gardens are exposed to wind and sun so they dry out quicker than plants in the ground. There are no exact rules about watering your container garden plants. You have to become acquainted with the needs of various garden plants. The best tip is to... Read More...

CONTAINER GARDENING FOR VEGETABLES  Vegetable production is not only applicable in the countryside or in the  gardens but can be grown now within the heart of the city or just in your home even with only a limited space.  If your home has an area with ample sunlight - a requirement for growing vegetables, you can grow them successfully. What are... Read More...

For container gardening ideas, search the internet, the library or a bookstore. The challenge is to come up with a pleasing container garden design. There are an unlimited variety of containers available for your container garden. These range in size from small house-plant pots to large boxes and planters. Equally variable are the materials from which... Read More...

When you are ready to mix ingredients for your container garden, be sure the soil is damp and workable. To determine this, take a handful, squeeze it and allow it to drop. If water comes out, it is too wet; if it breaks apart, it is too dry. But if the lump of soil retains its shape or cracks just a little when it is dropped, it is in good condition... Read More...

As a group,flower bulbs are outstanding plants—colorful, showy, and generally easy to grow for container gardening. Many have evergreen foliage; with others, the leaves ripen after flowering and the bulbs are stored and started again, year after year. Some flower bulbs are hardy, others, tender, though what is, and is not hardy, in a particular area... Read More...