Container Gardening

Container Gardening – Just about any old container, a bathtub, birdcage, wagon or wheelbarrow will work if it can hold soil and a plant. Waves of color can come from begonias, petunias, geraniums, impatiens, succulents, and fuchsias. Vegetables like cherry tomatoes, lettuce, peppers and herbs also work well in containers.

It's fun experimenting with plants in pots and assorted containers. As the seasons change you can be one step ahead, shifting them in and out of garden dead spots.
Watering the pots can become an enjoyable summertime experience - though in the hot dry winds they may need it twice a day!

Lazy gardeners can keep tender plants in pots and shift them out of the winter frost without having to think too hard. Often they can be deliberately swapped from indoors to outdoors as the seasons allow.

Pots make great gifts to friends, too, especially of they're already filled with potting mix and some exciting new plantings.

Often start favorite plants off in pots or containers, then transplant them into a new garden space. Many of my flaxes and cordylines now established in real dirt started life in pots on the house decking.

Lawn & Garden Tips - June

It’s time to finish up any planting before it’s too hot to plant. Overcast days near the coast may allow Spring to linger. So, take advantage by setting up your garden watering program for now until Fall and the first rain.
Prune Replace Bedding Plants
Tomatoes, Veggies and Pumpkins
Flowers for Summer
Container Gardening
Plant Heat Loving Trees
Thin Fruits
Lawn Care