Container Gardening August 2012 Archive

My First Moonflower Photograph © Kerry Michaels These are the new articles for August. Enjoy! Growing Moonflowers in Containers Book Review: Container Gardening for All Seasons by Barbara Wise Great Container Gardeners: Interview With Rebecca ... Read More

Container Grown Tomato Harvest Photograph © Kerry Michaels I am truly tomato obsessed. I eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I am harvesting baskets of tomatoes every day and I never ... Read More

Container in a Mint Tin Photograph © Kerry Michaels Sometimes I just have too much fun making succulent container gardens. I don't know what I did before I discovered their amazing wonderfulness ... Read More

Celery Grown from the Bottom of a Bunch Photograph © Kerry Michaels When I started this project, I had no idea how cool and addicting it would be. It is so ridiculously ... Read More

Passion Flower, 'Lavender Lady Photograph © Kerry Michaels Growing Passion Flowers in Pots More Pictures of the Week

Raw Tomato Sauce Photograph © Kerry Michaels I love this time of year when my tomatoes are just starting to ripen. I munch on them for breakfast, as I water in the ... Read More

Scarlet Runner Beans from Renee's Garden Photograph © Kerry Michaels To save money, it's worth considering buying your seeds now, for next year. One of my favorite seed companies, Renee's Garden is ... Read More

Nagami Kumquat in Better Times Photograph © Kerry Michaels Let me start by saying that this is not a scientific study, so my results may be from something else entirely, but I ... Read More

Henry Loves Watering Time Photograph © Kerry Michaels   Picture of the Week Gallery

Old Bucket with Blue Fescue, Creeping Jenny and Portulaca I use all kinds of buckets as containers and I love galvanized metal. I recently saw a way to age them in ... Read More

Vintage Wooden Box Planter Photograph © Kerry Michaels Wooden boxes make great planters. However, between sitting in the rain and sun and being filled with wet soil, they can fall apart pretty ... Read More

Picture of the Week Passion Flower, 'Lavender Lady' Photo © Kerry Michaels For more information on passion flowers. Container Garden Picture Gallery

Angry Gardener Observes Hornworm Damage Photograph © Kerry Michaels EEEEwwwwww!!!! Ickkkkkk! All of a sudden my tomatoes were being decimated. The leaves were chewed off entire branches in a matter of hours. ... Read More

Waterfall at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Photograph © Kerry Michaels I just wanted to share two pieces of great news. The first is that I just signed a contract to do ... Read More

Picture of the Week Tuberous Begonia, 'On Top Sunset' Photo © Kerry Michaels To See Image Larger and for Begonia Info Container Garden Gallery