Dressing Up Your Plants in the Container
Plants are the botanical equivalent of the basic black dress and containers are the accessories that can dress them up or dress them down. But before we start accessorizing, know the basic requirements of a container. It must be large enough to stabilize and nourish the plant; it must protect your floor from the dirt and moisture; and it must provide adequate drainage for the plant.
Table of Contents
Whats Inside This Lens
- Size & Drainage
- Matching The Decor
- Clay
- Drainage
- Plants Group Photos
- Ceramic
- Rattan
- Don't Be Timid
- Plants and Gardens Lenses
- Bringing Color to Your Home with Interesting Planters vids
- Container Plants vids
- Container Gardening On Wikipedia
- Plant Container Garden Pots Polaroid
- All Season Container Gardens
- Great Stuff on CafePress
- Igo GREEN Tip of the Day
- Plant Your Container List Site
- Plant/Gardening Del.icio.us bookmarks
- Books On Plants/container on Amazon
- Plant Containers on eBay
- Plants,Flowers & Gardens At The SuperStore
- Like This Lens, Please Give Me Your Feedback
Size & Drainage

Size: Generally, the taller the plant, the larger the container it needs. This is both an aesthetic and a physical requirement. All tall plant needs a large base to stabilize it; plus it would look weird in a tiny pot. You can re-pot your new plant in a container one to two inches larger in diameter than the one it came in. Do not go any larger or the plant could get root rot as the excess soil will hold too much moisture for the roots to absorb. If the plant, still looks too large aesthetically for the pot, simply set the pot inside a larger decorative pot.
Matching The Decor
- Plastic: Plastic containers have the double whammy of being ugly and non-porous, so air cannot get to the roots. of your plants. They are, however, both light and cheap. That makes moving the plant much easier because you can move the plant and the heavy container separately.
Clay

- Clay: The primary advantage of clay containers is that they are porous, so over-watering doesn't pose much danger as with other containers. However, since they are porous, you need a non-porous water barrier between them and your floor. Some clay pots have patterns embedded in the surface and can look quite elegant indoors. Most clay pots, however, are more appropriate on the porch or patio.
Drainage
Drainage: Your container must have drainage holes or plant could get root rot. However, you don't want the plant draining onto your cherry hardwood floor.


If the pot you love has no drainage holes, fake it. Put the plant in a smaller, plastic container with drainage holes, then set the plant into the holeless container. Cover the top of the pots with sphagnum moss and no one can tell the ugly container is in there. And, of course, if your container does have drainage holes, you must have a saucer underneath. Do not cover the drainage holes with gravel. If you're concerned about the soil coming out, cover the holes with a coffee filter. But usually this is not a problem.
Plants Group Photos
Ceramic
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- Ceramic: Ceramic containers are expensive, non-porous and heavy. Their saving grace is that they are very attractive and mesh better with home interiors than plastic or clay. Since ceramic containers can be molded into any shape and decorated in many patterns.
Rattan

- Rattan: Rattan containers usually work best in a more casual decor. Basket are relatively inexpensive and light-weight. Since you can't put soil into them, just use the pot within a pot trick (put a plastic saucer under the pot in the bottom of the basket). You can buy a huge basket for a fraction of the cost of a ceramic pot.
Don't Be Timid
Don't be timid. Any container can contain a plant so don't be afraid to experiment. You can also have plants in watering teapots or antique wash bowls. Use the pot within a pot method and you can switch containers every week if you like.
Plants and Gardens Lenses
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Rafflesia
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Planting A Rose Garden
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Choosing roses can be very romantic since roses are typically associated with love. Choosing which roses to put in your garden can be tricky as there are so many varieties. There are so many choices between colors and sizes that it can be...
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Adenium (Desert Roses)
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Nepenthes Plant
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Nepenthes or Pitcher Plants as some people refers to are actually plants that survive on living insect or small animal. Its quite intriguing and profound that this carnivory plant exist and feed on other insect or small animal just to survive....
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All-Season Container Gardens
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LOOKING to make a splash with your container plantings? Although a planter overflowing with petunias is always attractive, do consider trying some new plants and creative combinations. Here are a few things to keep in mind when choosing plants:.........
Bringing Color to Your Home with Interesting Planters vids
Houseplant Care #1; Transplanting!
Its spring in North Dakota, but most anything green gets killed by frost. So I resort to houseplants and decide to get new, bigger pots for my houseplants!





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Container Plants vids
Pot your Plants - Choosing a Plant Container
Next video in series: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/904-pot-your-plants-how-to-choose-potted-plants In this video, Mitch demonstrates how to create a container garden including selecting the container type and appropriate plants, proper soil blend, watering and fertilizing, and seasonal considerations.





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Container Gardening On Wikipedia
Container gardening is the practice of growing plants exclusively in containers or "pots", instead of planting them in the ground. In some cases, this method of growing is used for ornamental purposes. This method is also useful in areas where the soil is unsuitable for the plant or crop in question. Limited growing space can also make this option appealing to the gardener.
Many types of plants are suitable for the container, including decorative flowers, herbs, vegetables, and small trees. There are many advantages to growing plants in containers, namely:
*Less risk of soil-borne disease
*Virtually eliminate weed problems
*Mobile plants gives more control over moisture, sunlight & temperature
Containers range from simple plastic pots, teacups to complex automatic-watering irrigation systems. This flexibility in design is another reason container gardening is popular with growers. They can be found on porches, front steps, and in urban locations, on rooftops.
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Plant Container Garden Pots Polaroid
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Great Stuff on CafePress
Igo GREEN Tip of the Day
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Plant Your Container List Site
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- A how-to for container plants. - By Constance Casey - Slate Magazine
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Plant/Gardening Del.icio.us bookmarks
Books On Plants/container on Amazon
All New Square Foot Gardening
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McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers
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Easy Container Gardens (Pamela Crawford's Container Gardening)
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Plants,Flowers & Gardens At The SuperStore
The House Plant Expert
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P. Allen Smith's Container Gardening
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Plant Plumbing
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Contain Yourself
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Containers can come from anywhere and be anything as long as they have drainage: that's Kerstin P. Ouellet's message in this colorfully illustrated pr... more »
Standard Handbook of Plant Engineering
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