Whether you have a large backyard or simply a great window in your apartment, you can create a lovely container garden. A container garden brimming with flowering plants can satisfy your green thumb and add beauty to even the smallest of spaces.
First determine whether you have a sunny or a shady spot and keep this in mind when purchasing your plants. Then gather pots and containers in an assortment of sizes; make sure they all have drainage holes. Buy quality potting soil and you are ready to start.
Cover the drainage holes with pebbles and then fill with potting mix. The first plant to insert is a central, upright plant--something tall and spectacular. Plant something low and cascading "a skirt" for the pot. Add more soil as needed and position two or three low trailing plants around the edge. Good choices include ivy, lobelia and cascading petunias, verbena, and geraniums.
Tuck in a mid-level of filler plants such as scaevola to sweep around your tall plant. Water thoroughly, avoiding blossoms and leaves. Add more soil if much settling occurs.
Of course choose plants that will thrive in your part of the world.
