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I grow lots of wonderful plants- all ornamentals- in pots. I also have a very lush garden too but I've been in a wheelchair for 18 months so I'm learning to garden solely in containers. We hire the rest out. From my den window now I see begonias, phlox, roses, daylilies, balloon flowers, lots and lots of dahlias, new evergreen dogwoods, clematis, caladium,daffodils and tulips, iris, ferns, burning bush, Japanese maple, spirea, cat nip, perovskia, stokes aster, coneflower, salvia--actually anything that can be grown in the garden I can grow in containers. We are always looking for containers on sale and have lots which were given to me at the time of my accident. I have to garden any way I can.
Where there is a will there is a way. How are you coming along?
Not doing a full-on garden thread this season as I just don't have the time. But my garden and flowers are coming along nicely so far. MUCH cooler weather this year has meant less stress, but also slower growth. These photos are from last Saturday (06/15/19).
Excuse the shade cloth and random posts in the veggie garden photos. It is necessary for me to cover my garden every year due to the almost constant threat of severe weather, particularly during June and July.
Flowers include a variety of wave petunias (trailing), supertunias, superbells/calibrachoa, sedum, begonias, creeping Jenny, Mexican feather grass, dracaena and impatiens.
I grow lots of wonderful plants- all ornamentals- in pots. I also have a very lush garden too but I've been in a wheelchair for 18 months so I'm learning to garden solely in containers. We hire the rest out. From my den window now I see begonias, phlox, roses, daylilies, balloon flowers, lots and lots of dahlias, new evergreen dogwoods, clematis, caladium,daffodils and tulips, iris, ferns, burning bush, Japanese maple, spirea, cat nip, perovskia, stokes aster, coneflower, salvia--actually anything that can be grown in the garden I can grow in containers. We are always looking for containers on sale and have lots which were given to me at the time of my accident. I have to garden any way I can.
You are doing a great job, I am sure. As long as you get out and can do something is wonderful. Just seeing what can be done and being able to look out your window and knowing you are responsible for all those beautiful flowers is a wonderful thing.
Not doing a full-on garden thread this season as I just don't have the time. But my garden and flowers are coming along nicely so far. MUCH cooler weather this year has meant less stress, but also slower growth. These photos are from last Saturday (06/15/19).
Excuse the shade cloth and random posts in the veggie garden photos. It is necessary for me to cover my garden every year due to the almost constant threat of severe weather, particularly during June and July.
Flowers include a variety of wave petunias (trailing), supertunias, superbells/calibrachoa, sedum, begonias, creeping Jenny, Mexican feather grass, dracaena and impatiens.
It all looks so awesome. I wish my garden was as artistic looking as yours. Mine serves it purpose but yours could be pictured in a gardening book.
Of course I do only container gardening because bad back and age together is taking its toll. The good news, after years of trying to learn good container gardening it looks like it is working. My garden is growing so well: lots of tomatoes, not very big though: cukes all over the place, peppers about ready to can, herbs for dinner every night, and probably in a few weeks I will pick some green beans. Later this summer there will be okra at least some and fall it looks like my sweet potato plant will give us lots of sweet potatoes.
I only have flowers in my containers. I do however grow a few veggies. Last year I tried the lazy way and it was fabulous, so much so I am doing it again this year. I bought fabric pots on Amazon and put in tomatoes, cukes, peppers, squash and a cantaloupe in each. The did fabulously.
I love those grow pots. Some are sturdier than others. Peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers... grow great in them.
You are doing a great job, I am sure. As long as you get out and can do something is wonderful. Just seeing what can be done and being able to look out your window and knowing you are responsible for all those beautiful flowers is a wonderful thing.
Thank you very much. While i'm not gardening as I used to or like I would want to, I am gardening to the best of my ability and I am loving the results. We have a large patio for sun-loving plants and larger covered front porch for shade plants. Our generous neighbors are keeping us supplied with fresh veggies. It's all good.
Thank you very much. While i'm not gardening as I used to or like I would want to, I am gardening to the best of my ability and I am loving the results. We have a large patio for sun-loving plants and larger covered front porch for shade plants. Our generous neighbors are keeping us supplied with fresh veggies. It's all good.
We have red begonias in the front planters. In the back I have several potted fancy leaved geraniums and two mints. I also have a big pot of herbs to supplement my regular ground planted herbs. And we have a hanging planter of some sort of many colored flowering plants I do not remember the name of.
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