Container Gardening
Gardening in Small Spaces
Cooperative Extension
Cayuga County
Elements of Container Gardening
• Benefits
• Getting Started
• Plant Requirements
• Plant Selection
Benefits
• Small spaces• Little time• Accessibility• Convenience• Economical• Creative• BEAUTY!
Containers
• Terra Cotta
• Hanging Basket
• Wire w/ moss
• Whiskey Barrel
• Concrete
• Wood
• Bushel Baskets
• Wheel Barrow
• BE CREATIVE!!!
Be Creative!
Consider…
• Drainage
• Weight
• Size
Growing Media
• Pre-mixed is best
• Make your own:– peat moss– sterile potting soil– builder’s sand– slow release fertilizer
Plant Requirements
• Water
– Polymers
– Hydro-mats
• Light
Annual Flowers
Marigolds Impatiens
Snapdragons Petunias
Creeping Zinnia Geraniums
More Annual Flowers…
•Ageratum
•Alyssum
•Begonia
•Coleus
•Dianthus
•Dusty Miller
•Lobelia
•Nasturtium
•Pansy
•Salvia
Celosia
Perennial Flowers
ColumbineGaillardia
Yarrow
More Perennial Flowers…
•Candytuft
•Chrysanthemum
•Lupine
•Rudbeckia
•Sedum
•Shasta Daisy
•Veronica
Annual Herbs
Summer Savory
DillBasil
Italian Herbs
More Annual Herbs…
•Chervil
•Coriander
•Dill
Biennial Herbs…
•Caraway
•Parsley
Perennial Herbs
Chives
•Fennel
•Lovage
•Marjoram
•Mint
•Tarragon
•Thyme
•Winter Savory
Vegetables
Lettuce Sweet 100 Tomato
Pole Beans
More Vegetables…
• Bush Beans
• Swiss Chard
• Beets
• Cucumbers
• Zucchini
• Carrots
• Green Onions
• Bell Peppers
Exotic Foliage
Hibiscus
•Banana
•Cannas
•Alocasia
•Elephant Ears
•White Bird of Paradise
•Variegated Ficus
•Caladium
Bulbs
Fall Planted…
•Iris
•Crocus
•Daffodil
•Tulip
Spring Planted…
•Asiatic lily
•Gladiolus
•Begonia
•Dahlia
For More Information
Garden Hotline
255-1183
Monday – Wednesday – Friday
10am - noon
Cornell Cooperative Extension
• http://www.gardening.cornell.edu
• http://www.gardenhoo.com
• http://www.skaneatelesvineyards.com
• Library, Bookstore
Examples from the Philadelphia Flower Show Etc.
Other Examples
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