Monthly Archives: January 2021

Terms to Help you Choose Plants for Container Gardening

Terms to Help you Choose Plants for Container Gardening

Knowing the proper terms to describe your plants is a good way to be sure you plant a healthy garden. The three terms most garden designers use are: sprouter, filler, and thimble. Fillers are also known as “hard fillers” or “hydro fillers.” All three terms help describe the procedure for filling and preparing a container […]

Feeding and Taking Care of the Plants in Container Gardening

Feeding and Taking Care of the Plants

Feeding and taking care of the plants in container gardening depend on how you grow and manage your garden. When growing a garden you will need to provide the soil with essential nutrients and water it so it can grow properly. You will also need to provide mulch to prevent the soil from drying out […]

Deadheading the Plants in Container Gardening

Deadheading the Plants in Container Gardening

Deadheading the plants in Container Gardening helps the roots of the plants absorb more water and nutrients from the soil. It is important that you deadhead the plants frequently, because they tend to get very big and their roots can spread really wide, taking up a lot of extra water and nutrients. Deadheading the Plants […]

Tips to Grow Cool-season Plants in Pots

Tips to Grow Cool-season Plants in Pots

Want to know some tips to grow cool-season plants in pots? Here are some suggestions. For people who do not want to deal with the prospect of planting seeds or dealing with the potential weeds, the great thing about growing these types of plants is that they are out in the garden year-round. However, they […]

Growing Heat-Lover Plants in Containers

Growing Heat-lover Plants In Containers

If you are looking for ways to enhance the beauty of your garden, you should learn about growing heat-lover plants in containers. These plants, which come in a variety of different varieties, are native to Australia. They were introduced here in the early 19th century and have been enjoying an active presence in the landscape […]