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Casa Quickie: Contain Yourself
I know that many Casa readers are trying their hands at container gardening this Summer. Container gardening is a great option for those of us who live in urban areas or don't have any yard space. However, your soil requirements are a little different for containers than they are for regular garden plots.
How-To: Create a Simple and Elegant Patio Garden
Short on space? That's no reason to forego a garden. This homeowner took advantage of a nook to create a container garden that's both soothing and elegant.
In The News: Contain the Excitement
Since I'm one of the lucky ladies who benefits from a year-round growing season here in the San Francisco Bay Area, it's easy to forget that other gardeners, especially those in the Midwest, aren't so lucky. Long, harsh winters often kill some perennials, and the six-months-or-less growing season is often spent in a harried planting state, trying to cram in as many plantings and colors as possible. Connie Price writes in her article "Contain Yourself," from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, about ways that gardeners can supplement the color and variety of perennial gardens by using trendier and more colorful plants in their container gardens.
Casa Quickie: Alternatives For Flower Pots
The other day, when I was walking through the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, I saw the cutest flower display outside of an Italian restaurant. Blooming out of imported tomato sauce cans were gorgeous red geraniums. This is an easy, quick idea you can adapt, too.
Garden Therapy: Stack and Grow Planter
Since many of you have mentioned that you'd love to garden, but you're dealing with very little room for growing plants, I figured that the Stack and Grow Planter ($39) might be perfect for you small-space gardeners. This planter fits a lot of green into a tiny amount of floor space, with four levels that can hold up to 20 plants. This planter is made of UV-protected plastic, and is supposedly pretty durable while also fairly light (though once you fill it with soil and plants it'll definitely get heavier).
DIY: Planting Your Garden Box
Did you read my post on building a redwood planter box? If so, you're already halfway done. You still need to anchor the box, level it, fill it with soil, and plant it.
DIY: Build Your Own Garden Box
This weekend, I decided to expand my vegetable garden space by building another garden box. If you know how to operate a power drill, you can build this box, too. Here are some tips to make it easier: If you're a first-time builder, go to a small hardware or lumber store with a friendly clerk who can help you work out the details.
Steal of the Day: Fleur-de-Lys Window Boxes
I was just looking out my bedroom window the other morning and thinking about how a window box would improve the view. And since I'm also a fleur-de-lys fan, this Smith and Hawken window box offers me everything I could possibly want in a flower box — including a reduced price tag. These sturdy steel Fleur-de-Lys Window Boxes ($119-$159) would look great wherever they were placed, whether in a New Orleans Creole or a Cape Cod beach cottage.
Gift Guide: Patio Plants For a Happy Housewarming
Whether someone on your gift-giving list has just bought a first home or recently moved into a sweet new rental property, one of the loveliest ways to say Happy Housewarming! is with a festive container plant.
For the aspiring small-space gardener, try this patio gardening seed mix ($14) from Seeds of Change.
Creating Festive Winter Gardens
Do you reside in a harsh Winter climate? Manitoba, perhaps? Vermont, Norway, or Minnesota?
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