5 Tips For Successful Container Gardening With Flowers

If you follow these 5 tips for successful containerjust transplant it as it grows. Therefore, you want
gardening you will not only save time, but money,your roots to be able to expand; otherwise the plant
frustration and possibly embarrassment. As this is anis going to eventually die. So read the information
increasingly popular venue for gardening, containercard to get a good idea of what size container you
gardening is making a fashion statement. Containerwill ultimately need.
gardens are already very popular for entries, patiosTip #3
and decks. Maybe you've thought about incorporatingUse a good potting soil, compost or combination of
them into your office or home, but haven't. If byboth. I didn't realize how many types and combination
chance you feel a little overwhelmed on the basics,soils are available. Just because a bag of soil is on
here are 5 tips for successful container gardening,sale, doesn't mean it's good. Think of your soil as a
even if it's your first.primary food for your plants food chain. To get the
Before you run off in all directions as if you had 2desired results it pays to know what's in a particular
hours to create a masterpiece, pause to do somesoil and if it what your plant/flower needs. Also,
planning. First think about what type of feeling yousometimes the soil may be too heavy for what you
want to have, when you look at your container. Forare planting. Just filling a pot up with dirt and stuffing
me, I want to feel like I've walked into my ownyour starter plant therein, may cause you to waste
"secret garden" and have a sense of calm. I thinktime and money.
about how it will smell, and feel among other things.Tip #4
Is it going to be a focal point in a room, or mixed inIn most containers the weight and scale of a
as part of a theme? Will it be the centerpiece on acontainer can become an issue when the pot has to
table, or placed in a semi-lit hallway?be transported to a new location. The best thing to
Tip #1do is to move your pot to its final location before
Anything can be used as a container. If you areyou plant it. You do have the option of reducing the
purchasing a container from the store, choose onesoverall weight of a large container. You can fill it with
with drainage holes. However, if you can poke, drill orlightweight potting soil, ceramic beads, Styrofoam,
carve a hole in it then use it. Container gardens havebroken pieces of pot, drainage gravel, pine cones,
been made from tables, old pots, milk cartons, cans,aluminum cans or small plastic nursery pots. I've even
gloves, boots, pocketbooks, suitcases, pots, pansused an empty plastic milk carton.
and mailboxes, just to name a few. You can beTip #5
creative and recycle items to use as containers. AllowSelect plants that suit your light conditions. Too much
yourself to be creative. Be sure to clean it out, andsun for one plant will kill it while do little sun for
let it dry thoroughly. If you've used any chemicals oranother plant will do the same. Full sun means your
any type of varnish, clean and let dry. Look aroundplant will receive a minimum of six hours of sunlight
for anything that can be shaped to hold dirt.daily.
Tip #2If you follow these 5 tips, you will experience
Use containers larger than the root ball of your plant,success in container gardening with flowers. You
considering the size of the mature plant. This is reallywon't pull your hair out, or throw darts at a dart
important and sometimes we forget about how bigboard out of frustration, because you can get it right
the plant may actually grow or say to ourselves we'llthe first time.