Container Gardening Just Your Style

Welcome to Container Gardening made easy!
Here you’ll learn what types of flowers are best to grow in containers plus how to create unique plantings that reflect you.
You’ll also find out about growing vegetables and tomatoes as well as growing herbs.
Plus there are tips on growing perennial flowers and annual flowers. There's also lots of photos, techniques, and instruction for every facet and type of container gardening.
Just moved into an apartment or condo? Love urban living, even with that postage stamp of a yard? Have window boxes, a balcony or patio that needs your creative touch?
Even if you’re a beginning gardener just starting out, here you’ll find all you need for your small space gardening needs.
Including ideas for
- window boxes
- patio and balcony gardening
- water gardens
- info. on organic techniques
- edible flowers (herbs as well as annual and perennial flowers)
- herb gardens
- how to grow veggies and tomatoes in pots
Learn how here:
- How to pick plants and start seeds
- How to plant and care for your flowers, vegetables, and herbs
- Which planters and pots are best for you

Need products or resources?
Find heirloom seeds, glorious spring bulbs, gorgeous pots, great sources for online plants, organic products (including beneficial insects), ornamental grasses, hostas, gardening supplies (like the best pruning shears, even if you’re left-handed!) . . . .
You need it, you’ll find the sources here.
And there’s more help—A mega-flower, herb, and plant finder with photos, planting guide, and planting zones.
But what if you don’t know what plants to search for? Check out 150 Best Annual and Perennial Container Flowers—it’s listed 2 ways—by common name and by sun/shade requirements.
Then keep your plants safe—search the Garden Pest and Disease database.

Do you love to cook? Plant a culinary garden full of herbs right outside your kitchen door. Or tuck some fresh tomatoes and vegetables into that sunny patio corner. Learn how here.
Even in the garden or along its paths . . . add dashes of color or form, a little architectural focus in the form of planters, scrolled terra cotta pots or regal urns.
You’ve come to the right place to create beautiful container gardens—and you’ll do it your way—the way that fits your personality, space, and lifestyle.
Take the Trek
This site is a journey of sorts. If you start at the top on the nav bar to your left, you can explore yourself and your style. Then learn about garden design using color and plant form. Next discover what pot and spot is right for your flowers and herbs, learn how to start seeds, plant and care for your pots and planters, step-by-step instruction on water gardens . . . You’ll find all the reliable, complete, easy-to-follow tips and instructions you need to make your garden bloom—in every season!
Happy Gardening!
Virginia
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Container Garden Design: Components For Success Whether your container garden design is for your urban condo or suburban patio, or whether it's balcony gardening or window boxes for you, here are your Three Steps to Success.
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Your Style Find out how your style can be reflected in your container garden.
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Gardening Help. How Color Speaks to the Heart and Mind. Get Gardening Help so your color communicates. Learn how to plant container gardens in colors that say all the right things.
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Container Gardening Ideas: Design Tips on Plant Selection Container Gardening Ideas: Create Gardens with Personality! Let Form, Texture, and Proportion work for your garden's beauty, not against it.
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Small Space Gardening: Top Ten Steps for Success Get great small space gardening ideas, plus the top three things to consider in your small garden design.
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Gardening Videos: Great ideas about what types of flowers work in container gard Gardening Videos: Get specific container flowers for fall gardens plus wonderful container garden ideas for planting a container herb garden--in one pot!
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Outdoor Planters: Terra Cotta , Clay Flower Pots. Which is Best? Which of all the Outdoor Planters is best? The one that best fits You-Your Style and Your Lifestyle.
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Clay Flower Pots: Want to know the Top Three Clay Pots? Clay Flower Pots: The good and bad news about the three most popular types. Plus get recipes for aging, painting, and mossing them.
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Garden Pots: Complete Info on Stone, Cement, Metal and more. Including The Good and Bad News for all sorts of garden pots in materials such as wrought iron, stone, wood and more.
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Patio Gardening, Balcony and Window Boxes Add Home Value! Patio gardening, Balcony and Window Boxes--Increase your home value by learning how to make your home exterior come to life--literally.
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Hanging Planters, Baskets, Flower Pouches Everything you need to plant great hanging planters. From flower selection to potting up--plus Photo ideas.
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Self-Watering Containers: Grow Lush Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables, and Tomatoes Self-watering containers mean even the busiest among us can grow healthy, lush plants with little time and effort.
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Types of Flowers What types of flowers work best in containers? Find out about perennials, ornamental grasses, annuals, spring bulbs and more.
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Best Types of Roses for Container Gardening Four types of roses do best in containers. Find out which they are and what they're like. That way, you'll make sure your selection is an educated one.
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Growing Lavender in Containers--Which Varieties Are Best? Growing lavender in pots is easy--if you know the right varieties. Find out here which ones are best.
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Container Flowers: Spring Bulbs in Bloom Spring container flowers! Tulips and daffodils are a cinch to plant--Learn how to layer plant spring bulbs here.
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Peonies: Plant Care Guide for Container Gardening Peonies: Whether you prefer bush or tree peony varieties, find out how to grow these beautiful perennial flowers in your outdoor planters.
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Lavender Plants are a Great Choice for Container Gardens Lavender plants are quite suitable for container gardening. Find out why these drought-tolerant beauties can thrive in pots.
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Caladium: One of the Best Shade Plants for Container Gardening Caladium makes shade gardening a breeze. Let these pretty tropical shade plants light up your low-light container gardens.
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Perennial Flowering Vines: Four Choices for Containers Try these perennial flowering vines. Included are three sun flowers (clematis, roses, wisteria) and one sun or shade plant (hydrangea).
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Growing Herbs: Easy, Versatile, Fun and . . . Tasty! Growing Herbs: Anyone can do it practically anywhere. Whether you're beginning gardening or well-seasoned, whether you have a patio, balcony, or window b
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Edible Flowers add beauty and flavor to your dishes. Find over forty edible flowers you can use fresh, candied, sauteed, chopped or simply as a pretty garnish. Plus recipes!
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Ornamental Grass: Graceful additions to Container Garden Design Whether upright, arching, or with feathery blooms, ornamental grass adds elegance and refinement to your container garden design. Easy to grow--find just the right varieties here.
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Full Sun Plants: 15 upright, mounded, and trailing container flowers Here are over 15 full sun plants great for containers. Some will surprise you!
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Shade Plants That Work in Even the Shadiest Spots Learn how to get color in shady places, the difference between partial and light shade, plus soil and water requirements for shade plants.
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Bonsai Photos: See 6 Ancient Beauties Bonsai Photos: These plants are amazing! From twisted trunks to some with perfect symmetry (and one with graceful asymmetry) this ancient form of plant cultivation is thriving.
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Growing Flowers in Containers: How to Pick and Plant High-Performance Pots Growing flowers that thrive depends on knowing how to pick and plant them. Learn how here.
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Gardening Guide: Specifics on care from watering to wintering over. Gardening Guide vibrant, healthy plants; includes specifics on watering, fertilizing, repotting, and wintering over.
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Starting Seeds is a perfect choice for container gardens. Starting Seeds is versatile and easy: propagate old favorites or find new ones! Try out heirloom seeds. Here's all you need to know.
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Wintering Over: 5 Easy Steps Protect Your Investment: These 5 easy steps to wintering over your flowers and herbs will protect your pots and plants.
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Garden Pests and Diseases Learn about garden pests and diseases-what they look like, what they do, and how to protect your plants.
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Fall Container Gardening: Top Flowers and Plants for Fall Fall Container Gardening: If you thought it was time to shut down your garden, think again. Here are great plants (some you'll likely not have thought of) for great fall color.
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Winter Container Gardening: The Basics Plus Must-Know Protection Tips Winter container gardening advice on when to plant and water, best sites, what you must know about winter plant roots and more.
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Vertical Gardening: A Great Concept for Small Space Gardening Vertical gardening is taking off around the world. Find out why, plus learn about great plants to employ in these small-footprint gardens.
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Balcony Gardening: Success and Safety Depends on Knowing These 5 Things Learn the best types of flowers, plants, and pots for balcony gardening, plus how to deal with issues of wind, weight, soil, and more.
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Growing Vegetables In Containers: How to Grow the Very Best Growing vegetables in containers is easy if you know the right types to plant, where to plant them, and which veggies grow best in pots.
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Vegetable Container Gardening: Over 90 Plants That Protect and Boost Production Vegetable Container Gardening: Learn about plant combinations to boost production, repel harmful insects and diseases. Includes vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs.
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Container Vegetable Garden: How to Grow The Best Tomatoes and Vegetables Container Vegetable Garden: Extensive information on how to grow your favorite tomatoes (cherry and others) and vegetables, plus online fact sheets and great buying resources (including heirloom seeds
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Growing Tomatoes in Pots: Find out Which Ones Grow Best If you're growing tomatoes in pots, don't miss these tips on which are best. Includes cherry tomatoes, beefsteaks, all-purpose and more. Plus suppliers of these and other varieties (including heirloom
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Container Herb Garden: The Three Top Tips For Success Want to know how to grow a high-producing container herb garden? Success begins with these three top growing tips.
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Organic Gardening Tips: Natural Gardening in Containers Organic Gardening Tips: From natural pest control to composting, here are natural gardening tips good for you and the planet.
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Organic Soil Recipes: Be Sure Your Potting Soil is Organic, Make Your Own Organic Soil Recipes: Here are 5 organic potting soils you can make yourself. From starting seeds to growing plants, there's a recipe right for you.
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Beginner Gardening: All You Need to Know to Plant Great Pots. Clear, easy-to-follow container gardening tips designed especially for beginner gardening. Learn about design, what's best to plant, how to plant it and how to care for it.
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Butterfly Garden: The Three Simple Things You Must Provide For Success Your butterfly garden needs only three essentials. But without them, you won't attract or keep butterflies. host and nectar plants. Find out the essentials for success. There's also a detailed video o
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Container Water Garden Guide Your Container Water Garden Guide includes what container to use, how to seal it, where to put it, how to set it up, how (and what) to plant, fish, resources, plus Do's and Don'ts and much more.
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Urban Gardening: Container Gardens Solve Problems Urban gardening expert and horticulturalist Ellen Barredo, plant manager for a successful urban nursery, shares her secrets.
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Plant Finder: Multiple Searchable Plant Databases Plant Finder: Databases for plants, ornamental grass, garden pests. Plus searchable directories for gardening and more.
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Garden Supplies: Plants, Seeds, Supplies and Equipment Garden Supplies: From water crystal gels to heirloom tomato seeds, organic products, and window box providers. You'll find suppliers listed here.
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Vegetables and Tomatoes for Plants, Seeds, and Supplies Online resources for vegetables and tomatoes, including heirloom seeds, plants, and supplies.
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Perennial Flowers for Containers: Listed by Common Name Perennial flowers are great for container gardening. Find which are best for you--they're listed by common name with bloom time and sun/shade needs.
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Annual Flowers for Containers: Listed by Common Name Annual flowers are great for container gardening. Here's a list of the best, listed by common name with bloom time and sun/shade needs.
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Sun and Shade Flowers Sun and Shade Flowers: Here's a list of 150 of the best container garden flowers listed according to their Sun/Shade requirements.
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