TIP OF THE MONTH

May 2008 
 

Container Gardening Tips 

• Choose the perfect container:

•    Do you want to draw attention to a certain part of the yard?

•    Do you want to hide an unsightly corner or electrical box?

•    Is your garden formal or informal?

•    Do you want color from the container, plant material or both?

•    Smaller pots dry out faster than larger ones.

• Choose the perfect spot for your container and select plants accordingly:

•    Sun or Shade?

• Use a potting soil designed for optimal water retention or use a water saving product such as Soil Moist.

•    Under watering or Over watering is the number one cause for dead plants!

• Choose the plants for the container - Be Creative!:

•    Focus - Decide on at least one plant to be the focal point of the container...use something tall or with an interesting shape.

•    Form - Use different shapes and structures in the container...weeping, upright, mounding.

•    Texture - Select plants with soft leaves, fluffy flowers or pointy foliage

•    Flow - Choose coordinating colors that play well off of each other

• Remember that plants will grow and need room to do so.  

•    Do Not overcrowd your container for instant impact. 

•    Give the plants and yourself something to look forward to!