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An Insightful Guide to Container Gardening
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CONTAINER GARDENING Pots & Planters Selecting Plants Potting Mixes Planting Watering Sunlight Fertilizer Pest Problems Growing Vertical  This site is brought to you by www.PlanetNatural.com |
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Selecting Plants for Container Gardens More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. - Chinese ProverbJust about any plant can be grown in containers as long as its basic growing requirements are met. You can grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, shrubs and small trees almost anywhere. Container plants add beauty to all kinds of areas and flourish on windowsills, patios, balconies, doorways, inside greenhouses, and even on rooftops. The possibilities are endless. When selecting container plants, it's important to decide where the plants will be grown. Is the site sunny or shady? The #1 factor influencing container garden success is matching the amount of available sunlight with plants that thrive in that environment. Check plant labels or seed packets, and if arranging several plants together make sure that sun-loving plants are grouped with sun lovers and shade-loving plants are planted with shade lovers (see Choosing and Combining Plants for Containers). With that said, it's apparent that some plants are naturally better suited to growing in containers than others. To help reduce the confusion and increase your gardening pleasure, I've put together a "pretty close to accurate" sampling of top container plants. Please consult seed catalogs for plant varieties developed especially for container gardening.
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