Design and Planning
What do you want your container garden to do? What is your personal style? The difference between knowing what you want and getting what you want is YOU, so plan; create; design and choose.
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden 
Hummingbirds are a joy to watch and beautiful in the garden. You can easily grow a garden to attract and nourish these beautiful birds in almost any climate. Here are some design ideas using easy-to grow container plants for your container garden. Autumn Flowers for Containers
As the weather starts to cool, your summer containers may be looking a little aged. Don´t despair! There are still plants available to give your garden a burst of color. Many choices go well with other autumn decorations, like pumpkins and dried corn. Here are some great autumn planting ideas. Combining Plants for Visual Effect
Don't limit yourself to one plant per container! Create beautiful container gardens by combining plants in the same container for maximum visual effect. Container Design Ideas – Blue and Purple Annuals
Blues and Purples are especially calming colors and may be exactly what you want for a certain area of your garden. Here are several design ideas for hanging baskets, containers, and groupings using ten easy-to-grow purple and blue annual flowers. Container Design Ideas – Red and Pink Annuals
Red and Pink are vibrant colors for your containers and signify passion and love. Here are several design ideas for hanging baskets, containers, and groupings using ten easy-to-grow red and pink annual flowers. Container Design Ideas – Yellow and Orange Annuals
Yellow and orange are vibrant colors for your containers and brighten up any area. Here are several design ideas for hanging baskets, containers, and groupings using twelve easy-to-grow yellow and orange annual flowers. Containers for Decorating Doorways
Stand back from any one of your entrances. What do your visitors see? Do you have space for a plant or two? Is yours an entrance that says WELCOME? Front, back, patio entrances? Door from your balcony into your home? Here we explore some good ideas that say ‘Step right in … sit right down’
Create a Butterfly Habitat Garden
Watching butterflies flit around your garden is wonderful and awe inspiring. Butterflies are attracted to many types of flowers easily grown in containers, and many easily grown plants are food for their young. Here is a list of flowers and plants so you can create a complete butterfly habitat. Decorative Winter Container Gardens
The growing season may be over, but that doesn´t mean you have to do without the beauty of a container garden for the winter! Several wonderful arrangements can be made for the winter that will withstand frost and even a light snow, and deep cold if kept protected. Here´s how! Halloween Decorating with Containers
With the coming of Fall a lot of your containers will start to look ragged. You can easily dress them up for decorating your porch or entry by adding a few fall flowers, autumn bouquets of silk or plastic, and harvest vegetables. Here are some ways to turn your dying plants into Autumn Wonders!
Mixing Textures and Colors for Visual Impact
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