Container and Indoor Gardening
Container planting is ideal in a number of situations - where the ground soil isn't suitable for particular plants, where you want to add colour to areas of paving or patios, where plants need to be moved to sheltered places during winter etc.
Containers generally fall into two groups, hanging baskets and troughs/pots. No matter which you use, the biggest reason for failing to succeed with container planting is watering, either too much watering, causing the plants to become waterlogged, or too little watering, causing the plants to suffer from drought stress.
Gardening links for container plants and indoor gardening. Sites for advice on container plants and indoor gardening, tips for growing container plants and indoor gardening etc.
General information:
All About Orchids - The homepage of The North of England Orchid Society - (orchid.org.uk)
A Simple Guide to Repotting Container Plants Trimming the roots and refreshing the soil give potbound plants a new lease on life
Container Planting Most gardens have plants in containers - from a few on a balcony outside an upper storey flat to many on the patio of a large garden - (ukstyle.tv)
Growing in containers - You do not need acres of ground to enjoy growing flowers, vegetables and fruit. Even in a small space there is plenty you can easily grow. (carryongardening.org.uk)
Portable pots growing container plants - (turning-earth.co.uk)
Using Containers for Planting Many gardens have a hard landscaped area such as a patio or, nowadays, decking, that can look a bit too hard and barren or stand out like a sore thumb. By using various sorts of containers planted up the area can be softened to blend in with the rest of the garden.
suggested plants for container
(Select a link for details of each plant)
