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. ...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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Awesome Succulent Ideas

Succulents are the perfect plants for those with a brown thumb! They are beautiful and so versatile . . . perfect for container gardens. Click here for an articles with all kinds of ideas and inspiration. Hope you find something to inspire you! ...

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Container Plant Inspiration

Some beautiful container plant gardening inspiration! Source ...

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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. ...

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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...

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Spectacular container garden arrangements

Container Garden News is one of my new favorite gardening websites.  Not that I needed too much convincing, but I am really loving planting container gardens rather than planting in the ground. I'm totally in love with the container in the photo.  Since red is my favorite color, the...

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Need More Space in Your Garden?

It is also about pest and disease control and convenience. No doubt about it, I tend to gravitate toward container gardening for ease of movement, seasonal gardening, herb and veggie gardening . . . it is so much easier for me even though we have more than enough space in our garden. Want some...

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Grow Coleus As A Tree

There is nothing like a coleus plant to brighten up the garden with big splashes of color. The coleus plant is one that I always include in my garden every year.  Through the years, I discovered that it is very easy to grow from seed (and it even self-sows effortlessly).  There is also...

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Upcycled and unusual container plants

Trash cans as containers for plants are something I love to use in my garden (except mine are used and much older looking with lots of dents and dings).  I paint mine to make them prettier!  Love the idea of rollers on the bottom . . . great idea since the bigger ones really get heavy...

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Around the garden world in 365 days

Container gardens like the one in the photo is what we are striving to do in our garden that includes lots of concrete and container plantings.  Much easier maintenance than the wild look we currently have.  Love the tropical feel of this colorful garden vignette! This photo was taken...

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Containers in the garden

Daniela Baloi's vegetable garden in Hudson, Ohio was recently featured on Fine Gardening's website.   All I can say is that I'm jealous and would love the fenced garden area in my own yard. Although the garden is awesome and innovating, what caught my attention was this little sitting...

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Container gardening in the landscape

Love the simplicity of the container plants in this gorgeous Tennessee garden. Fine Gardening has featured Jeff Calton's beautiful garden, which is a mix of landscaped areas with lush lawns, trees, lots of blooms and container gardens. Click here to go to the article . . . Photo: Courtesy...

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Tropical Plants in Containers and Raised Beds

Love the mix of bromeliads with other tropicals in these container plantings at Busch Gardens Tampa, where the grounds are in colorful full bloom.  Spring!!! The topiaries are gorgeous mixed in the tropical plant beds! Love the statues mixed in the landscaping! We took lots...

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Growing Tomatoes . . . soil additives

As an organic gardener, I'm always looking for tips from other gardeners who have successfully used what some would consider off-the-wall methods for maintaining healthy tomato plants. The following mix has been used by several gardeners  on the Organic Gardening website forum ....

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Container Gardening in the Shade

Awesome containers! Utilizing containers in different shapes, sizes and colors can add lots of interest to the garden landscape. I love container gardening in shady areas of the garden, but not all plants can tolerate shade.  Find the plants that love the shade and the results...

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Driftwood Plant Container

Container gardening is one of my favorite methods of gardening.   One of the things I love most is being creative with containers.   I love this container featuring driftwood! Click here for a tutorial of how to make it . . . awesome idea! ...

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Screening with container plants

My gardening theme for this monthis container gardening. We plan on restructuring the carport jungle and the surrounding area this month and look forward to starting many herb and vegetable plants that we will grow in containers. Container gardens can add a green privacy screen to a balcony...

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