Spring Bulbs In Container Gardens
Plant bulbs in groups of at least three using the same colors for a dramatic effect. If planting tulips, remember that you can plant for early, midseason and late blooms. Plant the bulbs in individual holes. The planting depth depends on the size ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Grow Herbs In The Container Garden
Strawberry jars are beautiful when planted with herbs. There’s a trick to this. Fill the jar with soil to just below the level of the bottom holes. From the outside, push the rootball into the hole and tamp down the soil. Then add more soil until ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Growing Basil In Containers
When it’s time for planting out---when the temperatures are around 60° F---choose the area closest to your kitchen with the best sunshine you can for your basil. Bear in mind that these are annuals, so they won’t be coming inside for the winter. ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Growing Bay Laurel In Containers
Use a good container that you will enjoy seeing every day near your sunniest window. I like a glazed pottery container with a good drainage hole and matching saucer for this plant. It’s so much more than an annual. It’s not a serious ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Shady Container Gardening
Begonias come in an astounding variety of flower and leaf color and shapes. The common begonia is generally used as an annual, but will grow for a while in the house if it finds conditions to its liking. Generally, this means near a window that ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Moon Vines In The Container Garden
Grow the seedlings on in their pots, first indoors, and then when all danger of frost is past, harden them off outdoors. Once they are ready to live outdoors permanently, choose your spot, and plant in the container in situ. Is the vine to run up ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Beautify Problem Spots With Planters
Another approach that will help beautify an ugly wall or fence is using the "Vines of Summer" approach that Thomas Jefferson used at Monticello all the way back in 1812, when he planted white, scarlet, crimson, and purple flowering "Arbor ... [... more]
Bella Online |
|
|
