Container Gardening : Container Gardening Soil

For container gardening, use a soil-less potting mixture that consists of peat moss, fine bark chips and pearlite to create adequate drainage and circulation for root development. Choose the right potting soil, as top soil is too heavy for container gardening, with helpful advice from a professional horticulturist in this free video on gardening. Expert: [...]

Container Gardening : Container Garden Design

When designing a container garden, consider the color, texture and form of each plant, combining bold colors with softer textures, pairing upright forms with weeping shapes and a using a variety of heights. Create visual interest in a container garden with helpful advice from a professional horticulturist in this free video on gardening. Expert: Leigh [...]

Container Gardening : Container Garden Texture

Texture in a container garden can create visual interest when a bold, large leaf is paired with a fine-textured grass or herb. Play with different plant textures in a container garden with helpful advice from a professional horticulturist in this free video on gardening. Expert: Leigh Anne Lomax Bio: Leigh Anne Lomax is currently the [...]

Container Gardening : Container Garden Form

Using form in a container garden, combine upright plants, weeping or tailing plants and rounded shrubs together for a dramatic effect. Incorporate different forms and shapes into a container garden design with helpful advice from a professional horticulturist in this free video on gardening. Expert: Leigh Anne Lomax Bio: Leigh Anne Lomax is currently the [...]

Container Gardening : Container Garden Fertilizer

Fertilizer is an essential aspect to container gardens, as most potting soil does not contain right amount of nutrients for healthy plant growth, and fertilizer is available in slow-release and liquid forms. Fertilize a container garden, adding it weekly for healthy plants, with helpful advice from a professional horticulturist in this free video on gardening. [...]