How To Create Fabulous Container Gardens

Focal Point in Your Landscape

Container gardening adds versatility to gardens large and small. Plants lend instant color, provide a focal point in the garden, or tie in the architecture of the house to the garden. Place them on the ground or on a pedestal, mount them on a windowsill, or hang them from your porch. A pair of matching containers on either side of the front walk serves as a welcoming decoration.

Endless Possibilites

The possibilities are endless when it comes to container gardening. All you need is a pot, flowers, and some potting soil and you are ready to go! A container garden is a great way to spruce up your porch, patio, or backyard in no time. The sweet, heady fragrance of hyacinths is strong enough to perfume an entryway, courtyard or small backyard. Mass them in a container to make the fragrance even more powerful.

Planter Composition

By choosing plants based on your climate, you can create dramatic displays that will last well into the holidays. Fill your pots with eye-catching foliage in brilliant monochromatic such as gold, fiery orange and deep burgundy. Select different size plants that have interesting foliage and combine it with a flowering annual or perennial.

Limitless Sizes & Shapes

Filling a window box with bright flowers and gorgeous foliage plants is one of the quickest ways to give your home garden a fresh look. Don't limit yourself to what container you can use thou. Do you have an old wagon or wheelbarrow for more of a rustic farm look style garden? Or, maybe you need to go high and hang a flower basket with colorful annuals under your porch or patio ceiling instead?