Grow Trees in Containers

There are so many benefits to growing trees in containers. For one thing, they are so easy to move around and I love them for my carport jungle. Click here for the article from Garden Therapy. ...

read more

Bouganvillea Container Gardening

I never thought of growing bougainvillea in containers . . . great idea! Click here to go to an article with great information on soil mixes and everything else you need to know. ...

read more

Container Gardening

I've been known to use all types of items for my container plants.  My favorite is a discarded coffee maker . . . Click here for an excellent article on container gardening! ...

read more

Pruning a potted fruit tree

Since most of our fruit trees were killed by winter freezes and Hurricane Irma, we are thinking of starting them again in large containers.  They would be much easier to maintain and keep alive. It will be a new experiment for us and we need all the information we can get on the basics. ...

read more

Herbs to Grow and How to Cook With Them

Herbs are the easiest and most versatile plants to grow in your garden, at least in my experience. There have been times I had so much basil dried and put up for at least a year and also kept friends and family supplied.  Cooking a spaghetti sauce with basil is so much tastier than store...

read more

Creative Container Planters

Since Hurricane Irma dropped my beloved oak tree on our house, rendering it not habitable even today and destroyed our garden beyond belief . . . we have to start all over again with containers and the garden in general. Click here for some great ideas for container plants . . . I can't wait to...

read more

Trellised Containers for Inspiration

I am so inspired by these photos of large container plantings with trellises for support and I thought I would share it here even though I don't have a photo source. The photo was shared in a Facebook Gardening Group, A Not So Secret Garden that is packed with awesome ideas and inspiration. What...

read more

DIY Hypertufa Plant Containers

Spring's arrival brought ideas for all types of garden projects.   Hypertufa containers is something I never experimented with, even though I loved my concrete DIY projects.  Since my emphasis is going to be container gardening this year, this is a project I am going to try. Click here...

read more

Awesome container gardening idea

Since container gardening is my preferred method of gardening, I'm always looking for new ideas. Garden Lovers Club has an article on container planting that includes a video that includes a great method of assembling a large container planting.   Click here to go to the articl...

read more

How to Make a Log Planter

How cute is this log planter?  I love it!!  We still have a huge log that fell on our outdoor shed that needs to be dealt with.  This is the perfect solution for what to do with it. It would be awesome to use the log planters to form a raised bed. Click here to find out how to...

read more

Unusual Succulent Container Inspiration

What a cool and unusual succulent arrangement in a meat grinder for inspiration! Look at yard sale and flea market items in a new way :) Photo Source ...

read more

Tiered Herb Garden

This tiered herb garden represents the best of container gardening as far as I'm concerned!   Pack this beauty with herbs and annuals for a practical and beautiful show. Click here for the tutorial from Decor and The Dog. ...

read more

Container Plants for the Shade

Love a shady garden! When I moved into my house, several decades ago, it was a shady yard with large oak trees and citrus trees. Before that time, I thought growing in full sun was the only way to go, but I was so wrong! Coleus plants are one of my favorites to bring bold color to the garden...

read more

Inspiration from Brenda's Patio

It has been years and years since I've followed Brenda's life adventures through her blog, Cozy Little House. She and her precious dogs went from a large house in Texas with a gorgeous yard with babbling brooks and waterfalls, to a small house in Oklahoma and finally has settled in her tiny...

read more

Container Plant Inspiration

Some beautiful container plant gardening inspiration! Source ...

read more

Upcycled Container Gardens, Planters and Vases

Love these cute containers!  A trip to the thrift store, a yard sale or flea market searching for potential items for cute container gardening can be so much fun and add so much personality to your container garden. Click here for a gallery of photos for inspiration. ...

read more

Beginners Guide to Succulents

Succulents seem to be all the rage . . . I'm seeing them everywhere!  I've always loved hens and chicks, but I have not had luck growing them. They are perfect plants for container gardening and so cute. Click here for a beginners guide to growing these little beauties.  I'll be...

read more

Grow a Lemon Tree in a Container

If you use lots of lemons in preparation of meals and beverages, there is nothing like having your own supply. Once established, your lemon tree will provide you and your friends with more than enough! Want to know the secrets of one gardener who grows lemon trees in containers?  Click...

read more

Start lettuce from seed

Every year I say I'd like to grow my own lettuce from seed, but never get around to it.  I was reminded again by an article on the Birds and Blooms website. Growing from seed really takes little effort.  You just need the right place to get them going Click here for the article from...

read more

Creative Ways to Grow Herbs

I love growing herbs close to the kitchen.  In fact, they are beautiful grown indoors. Container gardening is my preferred method of gardening since the plants are portable and can be moved from outdoors to indoors. Click here to go to an article from The Empress of Dirt on being creative...

read more