Friday, November 25, 2011

Organic Container Gardening

By Luke Walton


For many people the hardest part of container gardening isn't the actual act of taking care of the plants and making sure they stay alive - it's trying to come up with a good container gardening design. Just being there with your wonderful creations is amazing. The true garden appeals to all five senses, especially sight and smell. It is pure magic to be in that little piece of heaven that is your garden. However, what if you don't own a home and therefore cannot have a garden of your own? Well, there is a solution. You can have your very own organic container garden. No matter how small, your organic container garden can be your little piece of heaven, even inside the home, and you won't even require organic gardening pest control.

There are many things that have to be considered when designing a container garden. However, I strongly urge you to consider an organic container garden? Why? Well, why not? Organic container gardening promotes strong health and a clean environment. It is especially beneficial if you are planning to have an organic vegetable container garden, as you'll be eating what you're growing, and you definitely want to be eating all-natural products, not chemically enhanced. You just have to buy certified organic seeds and use absolutely zero chemicals when growing the plants.

The size of a container is important because that has one of the largest impacts on a container garden's design.Sages are a fascinating group of plants for the scent-conscious gardener. The scent comes from the leaves, and the range of flavors among the different varieties is unheard of. Pineapple, blackcurrant, rose, and others are present. Some may even remind you of old socks. (Some people like that one too, so don't laugh.) However, I am not even close to covering them all.

Indoor container gardening is also good for hiding things you don't want seen like utility meters or even wall dents if you can't get them fixed right away. If you think sages begin and end with scarlet annuals, you're in for a surprise, because there are quite a variety of flowers that the different sages offer. Of particular interest to you, the organic container gardener, should be the Salvia Microphylla variety of sage. It likes the heat and its leaves have a fruity smell. Try to give it as much sun as possible. Also, be sure to provide well-drained soil.

Remember that it's not only the container that can become a decoration; it's also the plant inside it as well so plan for that.It's a mainstay of any scented garden and its fragrance is deliciously suggestive of Sunday dinners of roast lamb, and the Mediterranean region, as this is where the plant originated. As with sages, there is a myriad of varieties of rosemary. As with the sages, the different types of rosemary offer many different flowers. All flowers are truly special, but some are definitely more aesthetically appealing than others. However, the scent is usually constant, no matter the variety.Of particular interest to you, the organic container gardener, should be the Severn Sea variety of rosemary. It also likes the heat, never grows to a large size, and has absolutely beautiful bright-blue flowers. As with Salvia Microphylla, try to provide as much sun as possible and well-drained soil.




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