Encourage them to stay with birdhouses and butterfly houses. Container Gardening Containers used in gardening are as important as the plants in them. Containers need not be designed with planting originally in mind a selection of wooden grocery crates, complete with faded paint logos, can look striking when they brim with tomatoes, pepper plants or strawberries. Using antique or discarded containers for planting can produce striking focal points in the garden perhaps an old cauldron spilling over with nasturtiums, or a ceramic wash bowl crowded with herbs. Smells in the Garden Smells in the garden need not be limited to flowers.
Any gardener knows the appealing smell of rain-wet earth.
Conifers and shrubs can have a heady, aromatic quality, as can a carefully chosen selection of herbs. While most people don t spend much time thinking about the fragrance of a garden at night, night bloomers such as angel s trumpet, evening primrose and moonflowers add an exotic quality to the nighttime garden, especially when highlighted by careful lighting. For Your Garden Containers For Your Garden Water, too, can appeal to the nose. And let s not forget the lingering smell of the summer barbecues . . . Add a bit of whimsy and delight to your garden with a fountain from Fountains for your Garden .