Window boxes, pots, and planters of all sorts. Nature provides the essentials, which are light and water. We provide the enthusiasm and energy and will see the positive results. Basic in all of mankind is the need to commune with nature. Pretty green plants create a beautiful swath of color in a drab area.
Containers are portable, easy to move and decorate for special occasions perhaps a pool party.
A not so pretty spot can be camouflaged with attractive pots of flowers. SOIL The best garden soil that comes from our grandfather s garden, is not necessarily the best for growing plants in containers. Organisms may be hiding in the soil causing poor results, such as rot and disease. Make your own potting soil by mixing one part sandy loam to one part sphagnum peat moss and one part perlite. Because this mixture uses regular soil it should be used only for established, more hardy and disease resistant plants.