BEYOND PETUNIAS IS BOOMING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. Potted gardens allow us more control over soil and more flexibility over location; they're as perfect for cramped cottages as they are for sprawling ranches. But for the Santa Fe gardener, one benefit blossoms above the rest: drought resistance. "Container gardens are good for dry climates because we can control water much easier than if we're pouring water in ground," said Michael Clark, owner of the Tropic of Capricorn Home and Garden Elements. "You want to keep your wet plants near the house, including your pots full of color, and get more xeric as you move away from the house." To start a water-wise container garden, first buy the right pot. "My personal preference is terra cotta; I like the way it looks and works," ...
My husband and I want to attempt container gardening this year but we aren't sure how to get started. Are there specific pots we should use? How about using regular potting soil? And, are there special plants for containers or will any vegetables work? Answer: Growing in containers is a great way to harvest your own fresh veggies without needing a lot of space or a huge gardening budget. Many vegetable varieties perform just as well in a container as they do in the ground. Plus, pots are certainly easier to weed and harvest than a large in-ground garden.
By Mary Reid Barrow Correspondent
Nicolette Alleman has food allergies, lots of them. So she grows her own food. The University of Utah anthropology senior had seen the school- sponsored weekly farmer's market from afar, walking through campus. On Thursday, she decided to join in by selling all the home-grown produce she couldn't eat, which she said happens to be "all natural and all organic, because that is what I have to eat for myself.
Gardening in containers becomes more popular each year as people discover the many benefits of this method. Containers are perfect for those who have a balcony or patio, rather than a yard. It's a great way to begin gardening on a small scale, enjoy gardening with children or for people who have mobility problems that make the digging and kneeling associated with traditional gardening difficult. All sorts of plants can be used. Vegetables can do very nicely in pots. Larger plants, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplant, will need quite large pots, although patio-type tomatoes and cucumbers can be found at many garden centers.
The more popular container gardening becomes, the more products are marketed to help you do it better. And some really do. RAIN-MATS
Gardening in containers becomes more popular each year as people discover the many benefits of this method. Containers are perfect for those who have a balcony or patio rather than a yard. It's a great way to begin gardening on a small scale, enjoy gardening with children or for people who have mobility problems that make the digging and kneeling associated with traditional gardening difficult. All sorts of plants can be used. Vegetables can do very nicely in pots. Larger plants such as tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplant will need quite large pots, although patio-type tomatoes and cucumbers can be found at many garden centers.
When people think of container gardening, it's often annual flowers that first come to mind. If you look beyond the traditional annual bedding plants, however, you can design more unusual containers that have multiseason interest. Rita Randolph, owner of Randolph's Greenhouses in Jackson, Tenn., frequently combines evergreen perennials and shrubs for containers that truly stand out. Her personal favorite is one she has been enjoying for several years. "Color Guard yucca is the star. It is a shining beacon when I walk into my backyard. It has a boxwood in the back that mainly serves as a background canvas for the yucca. Then the whole pot is ringed across the front and sides in Angelina sedum, which is evergreen golden, and
If you haven't yet tried container gardening, get on board. Rather than fighting your horrible soil, try some of the new and exciting ways to grow plants in pots. For some advice, I visited Brad Coleman, who has been the Red Butte Garden greenhouse coordinator for the past four years.
Some topics come up every year. In the past, I've addressed container gardening, but it's one of the top topics of discussion for many readers, so we'll go over it again! Think by the numbers when you plan where to put your pots. Like flower arranging, even numbers create a formal look (picture a pot on either side of a door or a stately row of pots along a walkway) as does using multiple pots of the same material. Uneven numbers and pots made from multiple materials are more artistic and free- flowing.
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