So last year I had fun doing containers for the first time. The good potting mix is also lighter than straight soil so easier for us to move around, Carol Wallace Editor Virtually Gardening Manager, Garden Center Senior Managing Editor, Check out our Sharing Gardens and Homes E-zine Acting First Lady to SQS President of the World. Mostly on our seond story deck. Veggies, herbs, annuals, some perennials etc. Use the light weight container soil for sure, but put some of your own compost or bagged stuff in it too.
Containers are also quite disease and bug free and easy to maintain.
I have no space on the ground. And light weight is important - just as Carol has discovered. And I'll send Carol a picture of the jungle that I create annually. Theonly problem I havehad with containers is that they need watering so much more often than plants in the ground. Now I garden closer to the ground.