| Many people that live in apartments can | | | | to plant herbs, vegetables, strawberries and |
| appreciate the benefits that container gardening | | | | flowers in containers that you can move inside if |
| can offer. You can grow a bunch of plants, | | | | you want or put out in the yard when the |
| whether flowers or vegetables, in a relatively | | | | weather is nice. Of course, many people use |
| small space, if you use container gardening. The | | | | container gardening to grow herbs all year in their |
| other fun thing about this type of gardening is | | | | kitchen. Others have tomato plants that add color |
| choosing what container you will use because you | | | | to their patio, while others might have grape vines |
| can get quite creative with the choices. | | | | planted in urns at the base of their garden trellis. |
| Imagine a salad garden in a child's red wagon that | | | | Your imagination is all that limits you, when you |
| you can pull around the patio to get the sun it | | | | think about container gardening. |
| needs. Of course traditional container gardening | | | | Not all container gardens are grown in soil. You |
| might involve traditional box planters or hanging | | | | can use hydroponics or water gardening to have |
| baskets, but you can look at any kind of | | | | a small, portable garden you can move wherever |
| container and think of plant mixtures that | | | | you want because it is portable and easy for the |
| complement each other. Some plants can shade | | | | beginning gardener to take care of. When you are |
| other plants, while some are smaller border plants | | | | looking for ways to incorporate container |
| and others make a tall central focal point for the | | | | gardening, think about all the creative options you |
| container. | | | | can take advantage of to grow your favorite |
| No matter what you want to grow, it can be fun | | | | vegetables, herbs and flowers in containers. |