Looking for the most effervescent climbing, flowering plant to grow in a pot? Bougainvillea in pots are definitely what you are looking for. This colourful plant which originated in South America can very well thrive everywhere in Australia. It did come originally from subtropical regions. However, there are numerous hardy bougainvillea varieties that can thrive […]
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Growing Camellias in Planters – Impress your Guests
The Camellia plant is best admired for its flowers. Its attractive blooms come in many various sizes and colours in many interesting forms. This disease-resistant plant shows off its magnificent flower display when most of the flora in the garden is looking drab and bare. When growing Camellias in garden pots, you can expect different […]
Growing Chives in a Pot
Considering its versatility and how widely-used it is, chives are among those herbs that are pretty easy to grow in garden pots. We use them so often in many of our food preparations that it is only practical when growing chives at home. Not only will you have an all-year round supply (depending on where […]
Growing Coriander in a Pot, Easy as ABC
Coriander is a nice leafy herb that stays abundantly leafy during most of the seasons with the exception of the hot months. Start growing coriander in winter, as it actually thrives best in garden pots throughout the cooler months. Growing Coriander in Pots Just like other herbs, coriander should have adequate exposure to sunlight, occasional […]
Pot-perfect: Growing Bromeliads
A native of the tropical Americas, bromeliads are attractive hardy plants that come in various varieties of various leafage colour. Bromeliad types come in different sizes too, and its leaves come in several interesting shapes and patterns. Growing bromeliads in garden pots can be best described as something strangely but beautifully exotic. Bromeliads are in […]
Growing Parsley in a Garden Pot
Parsley, as we all know, is valued for its flavor. Growing parsley indoors is not at all complex. A novice gardener might be surprised how simple it actually is. Placing a nice garden pot of parsley on a sunny windowsill is not only decorative, it is practical, too. Growing Parsley Indoors Six to eight hours […]
Growing Wisteria in Pots is Magic!
The wisteria plant has very impressive blooms that smell really sweet in springtime. The Japanese and the Chinese wisteria plants are the two most popular types. This shrub-vine wonder grows best in a garden pot or container while exposed to full sunlight. When growing wisteria in pots, it is highly suggested to begin growing this […]
How to Grow Agave in Pots, A Great and Stylish Choice
Agave attenuata is for a long time now a highly-favoured plant among landscapers and gardeners and it is apparent why. Aside from being already attractive on its own, agaves make a beautiful feature plant in planters or garden pots (centerpiece plant) which makes it a great choice in landscape designs. Its extraordinary flower, which can […]
Start a Container Garden: How to Plant Garden Pots
To turn your IOTA garden pot into a work of art, you must plant it. Planting it correctly will mean the difference between exquisite long-lived plants that complement the aesthetics of the container materials and an urban eyesore. Make sure you plant your garden pots and containers right the first time to have a beautiful […]
How to Grow and Maintain a Garden Pot Plant
Taking care of plants in garden pots is a bit different from maintaining traditional “in ground” gardens. Here’s how to take good care of your IOTA garden pot plant or plantings. Watering Garden pot plants are in small, self-contained worlds. The plants can’t grow deep roots into the surrounding soil and excess water doesn’t drain […]
Plant Selection How-to for Container Gardening
The look of an IOTA planter only starts with the container. What you put in it matters just as much as the container materials. When doing plant selection for your planters, there are a number of factors to consider: Where will the container be sited? What is the function of the container? How much maintenance […]
Landscape Management: Using Large Containers for Spaces
Modern architecture demands the surrounding landscape to suit its vertical lines and size, something that traditional gardening may have a hard time achieving. Large containers are now more and more popular for landscape management with landscape designers, because they are convenient, modern, elegant, and they have a stunning effect on the surroundings if complemented by clever […]
Container Planting: Large Garden Container Types
Container gardening is preferred by many because of the great advantages it offers. First of all, even those with very little available space at their disposal can create interesting effects with just a few large planters filled with nice looking plants. Also, they are great moisture retainers and they are well known for their protective qualities […]
Design Ideas for Large Commercial Planters
Large pots are often preferred by landscapers and garden designers because of their many benefits. They are amazing at retaining moisture and protecting plants from extreme temperatures. They also re-create, as well as it is possible, the natural conditions of a generous soil. When grown in larger gardening pots, plants thrive with only minimal attention. […]
Container Gardening Ideas for Large Projects
Large, beautiful gardens are the pride and joy of any gardener, but not everybody has enough space for such large endeavours. Container gardening is the next logical step and a great alternative, because it allows the creation of a small patch of paradise, even when the available space is very limited. Large projects can also […]
How to Build Beautiful Gardens with Limited Space
Not everybody has a lot of space available for planting gardens, which is why small landscaping projects can greatly benefit from placing plants in containers that are easy to move around, do not take a lot of space, and also have a great impact on the surroundings. Creating beautiful gardens for small landscaping projects is […]
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