I've discovered an abundance of information to help me choose the best foliage plants and flowers for my environment, and I hope this information will help you grow the most beautiful indoor or outdoor patio garden you've ever seen. The art of hydroponic gardening is explained fully in this article by Dorothy K. Morgan. Hydroponic gardening allows for growing a large variety of plants all year in special hydroponic containers. This type of gardening is particularly good for those with limited space, since hydroponic containers can be small enough to fit in a windowsill and can be grown either indoors or out. Environmental factors are completely controlled by you, including temperature, watering, and lighting.
Hydroponic gardens are one of the oldest forms of gardens, dating back to the Aztec era.
Absolutely worth your consideration before beginning your indoor or patio garden. The process for tricking the bulbs into winter blooming, best containers, soil mixture, fertilizers, growing time, and what you can expect from your bulbs is detailed in an outstanding article by Carolyn Charkey. Container Gardening Indoors Michigan State University delivers a page exploding with important information about container gardening indoors. Suitable containers, proper soil mixtures and nutrition, and indoor pollination techniques are explained. Both flower and vegetable gardens are fully explained with specific details for a variety of plants.