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What are some benefits of Container Gardening?

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• It’s portable: Plants in pots are easy to move around. Brighten up a dark corner with pots of bright flowering shade tolerant plants. Some plants with a short blooming period look great in containers and grow well in those temporary quarters. You can transplant them to the garden when they have finished blooming. Containers also allow you to take the garden with you if you move.

• Create a focal point: Beautiful plants and pots create interest. Clustered in creative places, they break the tedium of a terrace, patio or any outdoor location. Building a theme garden around a color or an idea will allow you to create the garden atmosphere you desire.

• Create interest: Placing containers of bright annuals among duller plants in the garden will add color. Keep plants looking good by watering when soil dries, pinching off spent blooms, and fertilizing weekly.

• Provides flexibility: Container gardening allows you to rearrange plantings to suit the season or your mood. Enjoy pots of beautiful blooms in every season.

• Add character: Potted plants can set the stage in outdoor rooms and add style to any location of your home. Combine sun-loving plants around a large houseplant that's summering outdoors. A mixture of various pots stacked on stands and clustered loosely provides a pleasant, casual look. Containers aligned meticulously and planted with trim varieties, create instant formality. A trio of large pots makes a garden appear more settled; and suggests the accumulation of many years growth.

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