There are plenty of circumstances that might encourage you to decorate your yard with a container garden rather than traditional landscaping. Perhaps you want flowers, but you want to keep your maintenance to a minimum. Maybe you don’t have a yard and need to work out your gardening passion on a porch or balcony. Whatever your reason for choosing to keep your garden contained, you will find that it is possible for your garden to flourish without a major expense.
The first thing you’ll need to get your container garden up and growing are your containers. Buying the containers to house your plants doesn’t have to be a huge expenditure. Look for containers that have the size and shape you want. Then, paint them to match your décor. Clearance sales offer plenty of opportunities to find a container that’s almost right. Then, you can convert it to perfectly match your ideal.
Containers for your garden can also be unconventional containers. Do you have one of those metal washtubs gathering dust in your garage? Punch a few holes in the bottom of it, line it wish stones, and then fill it with soil to provide a large home for your favorite plants. I’m sure that you’ll find plenty of things that have container gardening potential if you start looking around your garage or attic.
Once you’ve found your containers, you’re ready to start filling it with plants. You don’t, however, want to get carried away with your spending here either. If you’re the patient type, you can save a lot by starting your flowers from seeds. Sure, you’ll have to nurture your seedlings for a little while, but isn’t that half the fun of gardening?
Another option for filling your container garden with foliage is to ask friends or family for cuttings from plants that they have. Be certain to ask them plenty of questions about the care of these plants, though, so that you can get these plants off on the right foot. In many instances, plants started from cuttings need a little extra love and care before you put them outside.
Finally, don’t overlook the common annuals that are on sale in the summer at places like Lowe’s or Wal-mart when you’re looking for an inexpensive way to add some color to your container garden. You can mix and match plants within one container to give your arrangements plenty of texture and depth. Soon your container garden will be the envy of all your neighbors.
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