Container garden, flower pots and planters There are several reasons for growing plants in containers, garden, flower pots and planters. The most obvious is that if you're more and more exotic plants that can be placed outdoors in summer in a location convenient to each plant, then taken indoors or in a more shaded, and fall winter. They are also very useful for people who live in mobile homes.
People who rent their homes and tend to move with their jobs may develop their own factories, which can move with them. Plants grown in containers are portable garden, for many people is great advantage. Not only that, but you organize your garden as you please rather than the plants are in fixed positions. The use of containers and pots of flowers, it is possible to plant an entire garden, which can be rearranged to suit the habits of flowering plants.
No more bare patches in spring due to some late-flowering plants, or in summer when the flowers are dying faster transient than their cousins of longer duration or increased resistance. You can fill the bare spots with pots or planters news, and arrange the colors according to your preferences. You can decorate your porch or patio with seasonal flowers, and not limited to the same all year.
While all this sounds like a very good reason to use anything other than pots and planters, there are some things using those to be considered. Potted plants are totally dependent on you for water and nutrition. Their root growth is limited and you need to know what plants are suitable for this type of environment. You should also consider the overall look of your garden and the shape and color of your pots and planters.
First the plants. Pots are restrictive and the size will depend on the needs of plants. Ferns, for example, grow best when the root system is crowded, so that roses prefer a little more room to grow, especially climbing varieties. Cyclamen too prefer more space, and could therefore be more suitable for large pots or planters. The trees prefer large pots and pans larger garden would be more appropriate for most varieties.
The same is true of shrubs and perennials such as large hydrangeas. You can start these off in small pots, and gradually increases the size of their growth. The bulbs can be grown in planters, around two to three bulb widths hand, if the fall bulbs will need exposure to cold because they require low temperatures for a strong root growth.
Annuals are great for color, especially if you get a lot of frost in winter, and they can be replaced each year. If you plant them fairly close together in containers or pots of garden flowers, you can design a nice looking garden, or a perfect display for a patio. Planters are available in a wide range of colors and shapes, and can be made of poured concrete in a variety of forms or stained or painted wood depending on their environment.
Hardwood planter with a trellis are ideal for climbers, and units can be removed for outdoor use, or even for corridors, hallways and conservatories. Cedar is popular, but so are cypress, oak and cherry. They are suitable for a number of vines of sweet peas Cyclamen fruit of passion.
Most annual plants are suitable for containers, garden pots and planters, are particularly attractive choices petunia plant tobacco (Nicotiana) with its wonderful smell, and begonias. The last two are particularly suitable for growing in shady areas, like impatiens or Busy Lizzie. Other flowers suitable for containers lavandula, Gaura and salvia that offer opportunities for all types of colorful garden design. Cigar plant (Cuphea) love lots of sun and unusual flowers. These shrubs are ideal for bathrooms in sunny regions.
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Posted on May 4, 2010.