| These days, many of us live in homes or | | | | be better than looking out at your pot plant |
| apartments and often don't have much spare | | | | garden or picking some fresh herbs or vegetables |
| space for the garden we would really like. In | | | | that you gave grown in containers and using |
| addition most of us are struggling to find the time | | | | these in your cooking. |
| for day to day living without the added burden of | | | | Container gardens have the added benefit of |
| looking after a huge garden. The garden bug is a | | | | being portable. If you move house, you can take |
| hard one to shake and having a green thumb but | | | | your garden with you or maybe you just want a |
| no space or time for a garden can be very | | | | change and rearranging your pots an achieve that. |
| frustrating. There is, however, a way that can | | | | In a very short time your garden can have a |
| give you a garden and satisfy the garden bug | | | | whole new look. A container garden is not subject |
| within you and that is container planting. | | | | to the flat one dimension of a conventional garden |
| | | | but gives you the added dimension of height. By |
| What is Container Gardening? | | | | using pots of different heights or placing them on |
| Just as the name suggests, container gardening is | | | | benches you can have the advantage of several |
| when you grow your plants in containers or pots. | | | | levels of plants. This is great for hiding walls or |
| The scope of gardening this way is enormous. | | | | untidy areas. The style and look of your portable |
| You are not limited to planting a few annuals but | | | | garden is limited only by your creativity and |
| can incorporate vegetables, herbs, a whole range | | | | imagination. |
| of flowers, ferns, shrubs and small trees. You are | | | | Being able to raise your container garden off the |
| not limited to growing your plants outside but can | | | | ground and the ease of maintenance means that |
| bring them in when they are flowering to literally | | | | these gardens are ideal for the elderly or people in |
| bring your garden inside your home. | | | | wheelchairs where bending to ground level and |
| A patio, balcony or veranda, no matter how small, | | | | using heavy garden tools is not an option. This is |
| can be the site for your container garden. Even | | | | one of the most positive benefits of growing |
| the smallest of areas can accommodate a few | | | | plants in pots and shows just how versatile it can |
| productive pots. If you live in a townhouse, condo | | | | be. |
| or apartment you can design a container garden | | | | Your container gardening supplies, like pots, potting |
| to suit your patio or balcony. If you are renting | | | | soil and plants are readily available from garden |
| and do not want to develop a garden for your | | | | centres, hardware stores and supermarkets. |
| landlord then consider planting in containers and if | | | | Is Container Gardening For You? |
| you have to move you can take your garden | | | | If you are a passionate gardener or just |
| with you. | | | | someone who likes to potter around in the garden |
| | | | and have limited space or a disability that |
| Why Container Gardening? | | | | prevents you from doing conventional gardening, |
| Growing plants in containers can be extremely | | | | then container gardening could be for you. With its |
| satisfying and, like any sort of gardening, tending | | | | ease of setting up, simple maintenance and |
| to your plants can be very therapeutic. If you live | | | | accessibility aspects, anyone can be a container |
| in an apartment with a small balcony, what could | | | | gardener. |