Photo © Kerry Michaels

I'm a little obsessed with planting tiny containers. There's just something really cool about them. Fairy gardening and true miniature gardening is very hot right now, and I don't know if planting tiny stuff really counts as miniature gardening, but regardless, I put up a picture gallery of some of the small containers I've done over the years.

Enjoy!

Mini Garden Ideas and Pictures

Succulents at Snug Harbor Farm

Photo © Kerry Michaels

Tomatoes from Burpee Home Garden

Watch out, East Coast. The Burpee Food Truck is on the last leg of it's circuit around the country and it's heading up the East Coast (though sadly, they aren't making it all the way up to Maine). The food truck is part of the Grow Anywhere Tour, which has wheeled it's way into food deserts and cities all over the US. They are giving away 30,000 pounds of fresh vegetables and 13,000 vegetable plants to people who live in areas where fresh food is scarce.

Bravo Burpee!

For more info and a schedule of stops, check out:

Burpee Home Gardens Grow Anywhere

Container Garden by P. Allen Smith

Just back from a truly inspiring trip to P. Allen Smith's Garden2Blog conference. I have come back with lots of pictures, ideas and thoughts from my trip, which I'll be posting about in the upcoming weeks.

The first thought I want to share is one that I find I'm putting into practice more and more, which is putting a single variety of plant in a beautiful pot. Besides being simple and elegant, the right plant in the right pot can be stunning. It's also a great way to design with multiple pots. If each has a single plant, they can be grouped and moved as the season progresses and some plants begin tower over the rest.

While I still love mixed containers, and creating them, I love the challenge of pairing a single plant with just the right pot.

Choosing a Container