Gardening
Spring Planning
Planning your container garden may be the most important part of that style of gardening . I have been guilty of walking into a greenhouse in the spring and buying far more annuals than I ever know what to do with . After years of having to buy extra containers to accommodate the overflow of annuals from overbuying , I finally decided that each spring , before the trip to the greenhouse , I would make a list of what I wanted to plant where and which containers to use . Though , I always allow an extra container or six for the new varieties that might catch my eye in the greenhouse that were not on my planning and planting list .
One of my favourite websites offers many tips and ideas , but one of the best is their container recipes menu . This menu offers great ideas for planting combinations for containers . You can customize a container for yourself by inputting the type of container , colour of the blooms you want , a colour scheme , exposure , season , and more , and the website will choose the optimum plants for your container .
If you are planning on having more than just a few containers , you will need to spend some time coming up with a garden plan . Designing a garden plan for a deck or balcony is the same as designing one for a large landscape . The same designing principles apply :
● Use colours and textures wisely . Investing in a colour wheel ( found in art supply stores ) to help coordinate the colours is a good idea . In a small
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