What is a Container Garden?
You just can’t bear to throw out that old porcelain bowl set or that old tin bucket. And the galvanized tub in the garage may come in handy, so you keep it. You might consider starting a container garden. Container gardens were developed by the Egyptians and Romans. You might not use recycled bowls or barrels, but terra cotta or woven pots. Your choices in creating a container garden are endless. Considering the time and energy it takes to plant a traditional garden, your best bet would be a container garden. Containers allow you to have plants in limited spaces, where traditional planting is not possible, such as an apartment patio. Even with limited space, you can grow flowers, fruits, vegetables and shrubs just about anywhere in the space. A container garden can also add beauty to your traditional garden, such as containers lining a walkway through your garden. Plants in your container garden can be moved easily and you can grow different types of plants in one container. You may de
