Posts Tagged ‘container gardening’

How to Grow Hanging Flower Baskets and Window Flower Boxes

Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas on October 2nd, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Container Gardening Ideas Window flower boxes, tubs, and similar gardening containers for planting should, if possible have a number of drainage holes in the bottom. Each hole is carefully covered with a piece of broken flower pot (crock) and then the whole of the base is covered with about an inch deep of small stones or crocks. Over this place a layer of turf, Read more ...

Hanging Flower Baskets and Container Gardening

Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas, Hanging Baskets, Window Boxes on September 30th, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Designs and Trends In Container Gardening Perhaps it was the last war, when every bit of land was needed for food production, which brought the small stirrings of a renewed interest in container gardening for flowers and ornamental plants. Most homes today, with their small gardens, or because they have no garden at all, possess at least one plant in a pot, and Read more ...

Gardening Pots, Garden Paths and Garden Water Features

Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas on September 29th, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Give Your Garden a New Lease of Life - Whatever Its Size With: Colorful Garden Containers Aged stone or terracotta is all very shabby chic, but sometimes you want a pop of colour from your gardening pots or garden containers, not just the flowers inside them. Small, bright pots look great on a garden table; medium-sized ones will brighten a dark corner, planted Read more ...

Container Gardening Ideas for Window Planters

Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas, Window Boxes on September 21st, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Great Container Gardening Ideas Flower Planters, Window Planters, Large Planters - Anything Goes! It is good to have a number of interchangeable window planters so that jaded, faded plantings can be removed as they go over and be exchanged for fresh plants just coming up to their best. These need not necessarily be expensive – look around and see what you can find in the Read more ...

Clematis Care: Growing Clematis in Garden Pots and Planters

Posted in Climber Plants, Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas, Plants & Trees on September 8th, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Growing Clematis In Garden Pots and Planters Growing plants in garden pots and planters or containers is a method of gardening that has become increasingly popular in recent years. This is partly because modern gardens tend to be much smaller, but also because nowadays there are so many different types and styles of container available, which means gardeners can Read more ...

Growing Herbs or Vegetables in Garden Pots and Planters

Posted in Berries, Container Gardening, Fruit & Veg, Gardening Ideas, Herbs, Salads on September 4th, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
So, You Fancy Growing Something for the Pot? Try Your Hand at Growing Herbs or Vegetables in Garden Pots and Planters or Even Window Planters To grow something delicious to eat if you have no garden or only a minute one may seem a bit of a pipe-dream. But with container gardening it is surprising how many fruits, vegetables, and herbs can be grown. They not only Read more ...

Colour Co-ordinate Window Flower Boxes/Garden Pots and Planters

Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas, Hanging Baskets, Window Boxes on September 2nd, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Container Gardening Ideas Colour Co-Ordinate Your Garden Pots and Planters We are all individuals and we choose the colours of paintwork, curtains, sunblinds and so on because we like them. We can continue these colours when choosing plants and flowers. It is a good idea when planning hanging flower baskets, window flower boxes, and other garden pots and planters, for Read more ...

Container Gardening Ideas – Protecting Window Flower Boxes

Posted in Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas on September 2nd, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
Shelter Your Window Flower Boxes / Garden Containers from Weather Conditions One of the main problems in caring for outdoor container plants is the effect of the wind, particularly with window flower boxes and garden containers on open balconies, as in a block of flats. Sometimes a shelter can be arranged with glass or transparent plastic panels, or trellis. The latter will Read more ...

A to Z of Container Garden Plants for Gardening Containers

Posted in Annuals, Biennials, Container Gardening, Gardening Ideas, Hanging Baskets, Perennials, Window Boxes on August 31st, 2010 by Dave Pinkney – Be the first to comment
A to Z of Container Garden Plants for any Garden Containers It would be impossible to list all the plants, of many kinds, which will adapt happily to growing in gardening containers of one sort or another. But here are some which I have found especially useful and attractive: Ajuga (Bugle) Perennial creeping rosettes, mostly producing intense blue flower spikes Read more ...

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