Fast and fabulous Container Gardening
Love flowers, but hate the work of gardening?
This site is about fast and easy container gardening and container gardens.
If you want a garden, but without the time commitment, hard work and expense, you've come to the right place.
Or do you long for fresh-picked vine-ripened tomatoes, hot peppers or other home-grown fruit or vegetables or zesty herbs that come straight from the plant to the plate or pan, BUT you don’t know how to grow your own?
Looking for gardening tips to make growing flowers, foliage plants or houseplants fast, easy and enjoyable?
Are you searching for the simplest and most low-hassle, high-satisfaction way to garden and trying to find a way to fit it into your busy day/small yard/tight budget?
Could it be that you’re trying to find a less physically-demanding way to garden, perhaps on a patio, balcony, deck, railing or roof-top?
Or are you longing for a small garden to delight the eye and add warmth and charm to your home or yard with fragrance that soothes the senses or the ability to provide a bit of privacy or hide an ugly view?
It's possible, with container gardening.
How to make gardening easy, affordable and enjoyable is what 5-minute-container-gardening.com is all about.
Here you'll find the easiest plants to grow, how to plant for success, where to find inexpensive (and even free) containers, plus ideas for patio gardening, windowsill gardening, seasonal gardens and how to attract butterflies and birds to your mini garden.
Love roses, but hate how fussy they can be? Let me tell you about non-finicky roses that thrive in containers!
Ways to add curb appeal to your home with garden containers.
No space? No problem – deck and roof garden containers, wall gardens, front step gardens, window ledge gardens and hanging baskets.
Not sure about container gardening design or choosing colors? Here are the best ways I've learned to make small space gardening no-fuss easy…
If you’ve recently downsized or might be moving soon, if you rely on a wheelchair, if you don’t know anything about gardening and even if you are convinced you have a black thumb, have a look around this site. I hope you'll be inspired!
Bright flowers, lush greenery, sweet scents, gorgeous ripe tomatoes or strawberries (or other fruits and vegetables), pungent herbs such as chives, mint and basil…these are among life’s simple pleasures...
Please join me for a leisurely stroll up the easy gardening path at 5-minute-container-gardening...
Container Gardening blog
Look here for the newest pages and page updates -- container garden tips and practical advice delivered fresh from 5-minute-container-gardening.com
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Container garden ideas
Container garden ideas - easy gardening, small space gardening and container gardening are among the hottest garden trends! Here are more...
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Easy container gardening
Easy container gardening is for you if you have not much time, a small space and/or a limited budget, and want a lovely, EASY garden.
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Organic container gardening
Organic container gardening – container gardens that are gentle on the environment
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The Frugal Gardener
Tips for the frugal gardener, container gardening on a budget, smart ways to save money and still have a beautiful container garden indoors or on your deck, balcony or patio.
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Types of gardens
Patio gardening, balcony gardening, window boxes and hanging baskets are just some of the types of gardens where containers have a starring role.
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Outdoor container gardening
Outside gardens, outdoor container gardening. Plants, planting and 5-minute care for a healthy small space garden outdoors.
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I love houseplants
I love houseplants because they can brighten up any room. Here’s the 5-minute indoor container gardening guide with houseplant information and tips.
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Container gardening supplies
Container gardening supplies – everything you will need for a healthy, beautiful container garden, indoors or outside.
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containers for plants
containers for plants -- you have plenty of choices when it comes to pots for plants - materials, sizes, prices (or even free!)
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Planting containers
planting containers, container garden planting, container planting, how to plant a pot.
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Earthbox Review - Buyers Rate the Earthbox Easy-Growing System
Earthbox Review - How to make container gardening easy, even for beginners - great for growing tomatoes!
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Plants for containers
Plants for containers - flowers, foliage, annuals, perennials, tropicals, succulents, vines, veggies, shrubs-there's plenty of choices among plant types that work in pots!
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Flowers for containers
Flowers for containers - the best outdoor container flower garden choices. What to plant in you container flower garden.
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Flowers by color
Flowers by color – want to plant an all orange garden, or an all blue container, or all white hanging basket – but you need to know what blooms in your chosen colour? Look here…
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Long blooming flowers
Long blooming flowers – flowers that bloom all summer or almost constant bloomers in sun or part shade.
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Annuals for shade
Annuals for shade – there aren’t many annuals that not only will put up with shade, but cheerfully flower there. Here is the short list of reliable shade annuals.
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Perennials for containers
This page lists the best perennials, whether you’re looking for in-the-ground ideas or perennials for containers.
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Growing roses in containers
Growing roses in containers - More than any other flower, roses have inspired poets, artists and lovers. Read about the types that can thrive in containers.
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Keep flowers blooming
Revive your garden in August - tips to keep flowers blooming all summer long.
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How To Grow Strawberries, Blueberries and Raspberries
Growing raspberries, blueberries and how to grow strawberries in containers, raised beds and garden beds easily.
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Growing vegetables in containers
Growing vegetables in containers – here are the easiest to grow, and the best how-tos and vegetable growing tips for small space big taste edible gardens!
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Foliage plants
Foliage plants, or plants with colorful leaves, may flower. But usually it’s their multi-coloured leaves, sometimes with striking patterns, that are the real show.
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Growing trees in containers
Container trees - There are an ever-increasing number of dwarf varieties meant for smaller space gardens that are ideal for growing trees in containers. Here are the best...
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Growing succulents
Growing succulents - this vast family of plants that may be large and showy or short and prickly (some are cacti), but they have one thing in common – they’re all drought-resistant.
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Attract birds and butterflies
How to attract birds and butterflies to your garden - songbirds, hummingbirds and other pollinators and beneficial insects.
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Garden dictionary
A short and sweet garden dictionary with some of the most useful gardening terms.
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gardening problems
Gardening problems – solving container garden problems. The most effective, efficient, inexpensive and organic solutions to what can go wrong with your indoor and outdoor containers.
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Garden links
Garden links - tell me about your favourite gardening sites to add to this page!
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Garden zones
Garden zones for container gardening plus plant hardiness zone maps for Canada, U.S., Britain and Ireland, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and Japan.
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