Plenty of people have a hanging basket or two outside their front window in summer or a pot of herbs near the backdoor but I hope this quick overview of container gardening has shown that it can be much more.
Containers in a garden need not be the chore than many envisage and it need not be expensive either. How far you go, of course, depends very much on you but, once the containers are purchased, then they are reused from year to year so it is perfectly possible to make a start in a small way and progress.
The joy of containers
Gardening small scale tends to make us much more inventive and enterprising in our choice of plants. You need to think more about the plants you will use and most people find that they get more satisfaction out of a container than they do from their regular garden.
It is also far easier to try a new plant, or combination of plants, as much as it is to possible to try new positions for the containers and new groupings. Part of the reason for this, and for the success of container gardening, is that it is all done on a small scale which makes it both easier and cheaper.
Mistakes
This brings us nicely to the subject of mistakes. Not everything I do in a garden is a success, but mistakes in container gardens are usually, again, on a small scale that allows us to easily recover.
It is also, I believe, easier to adapt and hide small mistakes in the smaller garden!
Shuffle those pots!
I hope also I have advocated the case for the movable garden.
Sitting in a garden is a pleasure but being able to change the look of the garden to suit our mood or just for the sake of change itself can present a whole new experience each time you go outside.
If there is one thing that container gardening can mean, then the ability to make changes so easily must be high on the list.
This post completes the overview of the container garden and the next post will begin the task of looking at specific container projects to complete.
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