If you’re not the type of person who’s okay living in basic, then you should definitely check out a few of these unique and creative potted plants to help you start upgrading your container garden at home.

Below are 16 easy container gardening ideas to inspire you:

1. Fairy garden
2. Ladder planter
3. Living roof birdhouse
4. Vertical planter
5. Antique banister wall planter
6. Pots on a pallet
7. Succulents on shutters
8. Initial planters
9. Pocketed plants
10. Piled on pots
11. Birdbath planter
12. Climbing plants
13. Stepping stones
14. Parallel planters
15. Mismatched pots
16. Mix n’ matched herbs

Read the full article here: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/gardening/advice/g2258/perfect-potted-plants/?slide=1

Container gardening gives you so many benefits. From being able to move your plants around easily, to actually harvesting the fruits of your labor, literally. If you’re a beginner, you should definitely consider some expert-approved container gardening tips, for a better start.

Find out the answers to your questions like:

• What amount of sun is enough?
• Does the container matter?
• How can you set your container up like a pro?
• What about the soil?
• How should you water a container plant?
• What should you grow?
• What about climbers?
• There won’t be pests, right?
• How can you get the most out of your containers?

Read the full article here: https://modernfarmer.com/2015/06/how-to-grow-fruits-vegetables-and-herbs-in-a-container-garden/

Whether the air turns chilly or hot, some plants adapt pretty quickly and remain alive and healthy. If you’re interested to learn more about what plants are good to plant in containers, even year after year, then this article is for you.

10 beautiful plants for year-round containers:

1. ‘Golden Sword’ yucca combines with almost anything
2. ‘Green Mountain’ boxwood keeps its color all year
3. Golden creeping Jenny is perfect for the edge of the pot
4. Japanese pieris has colorful new growth
5. Bergenia has bold leaves that shine in containers
6. Variegated red-twig dogwood is big and beautiful
7. Variegated red-twig dogwood is big and beautiful
8. Heucheras provide small spots of interest
9. ‘Blue Star’ juniper has a useful color
10. ‘Fuldaglut’ sedum is a small plant that makes a big splash

Read the full article here: https://www.finegardening.com/article/10-plants-for-year-round-containers