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Container Garden Ideas

Gardens can be entirely in containers, or just have a few carefully placed planters. They add interest and can really give a stamp of originality to your garden. They're also convenient to move around and can be taken with you when you move house.

Decorative pots are a great start, and are available to suit all budgets and gardens. They range from a few inches tall, to some towering over 5 ft!! Planters are also available in all shapes and sizes and can give a different look to the normal terracotta pots.

If you'd like to check out plant containers to buy, compare planters from across the internet in our garden centre.


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Green Terrace or a Potted Garden

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This Blog is to share all the ideas, suggestions and photos, to create and maintain a beautiful garden in an apartment Terrace....

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escallonia

29 Apr, 2013
Escallonia

I am a Copy Cat, well I tried to be!!!

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Ever since I saw this planter design, on the photo pages which Sticki put on a few weeks ago, I have wanted to have a go...

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oliveoil

25 Apr, 2013
Oliveoil

Blue pot changing...again!

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Do you remember the saga of my three pots? My husband bought the biggest one for my Christmas present about four years ago,...

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spritzhenry

8 Apr, 2013
Spritzhenry

Tyre planters

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I have recently came across tyre planters so wanted to make my own These are the tyres I got on freecycle still with wheel...

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gardengirl_

26 Nov, 2012
Gardengirl_

LIFE AFTER THE LAVENDER!!

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We had to take out our lavender path, it did not do at all well, not sure if it was the soil, the wet, or the variety.......so...

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Dottydaisy2

7 Nov, 2012
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Questions & advice on container garden ideas

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Hello, *waves

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swanny

24 Aug, 2011
Swanny

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Flower Pot Size?

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jacque

12 May, 2010
Jacque

Container shrubs

6 replies

jonezee

14 Oct, 2009
Jonezee

repotting

5 replies

jeanh

17 Sep, 2009
Jeanh

winter colour

7 replies

tomo6314

14 Sep, 2009
Tomo6314

garden pots

25 replies

mookins

26 Jul, 2009
Mookins

CHIMNEY POTS

3 replies

katieburns

23 May, 2009
Katieburns

Plants for Tubs

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lakey

14 Apr, 2009
Lakey

An elementary question

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bernard

27 Nov, 2008
Bernard

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