Plants
How to Grow and Care for Beans in Containers
Intro: Beans (snap beans) are one of the easiest plants to grow, especially in plant containers. This climbing plant does well in container gardens, and has interesting tiny white flowers. The ever-fascinating bean plant grows incredibly fast in the garden. It is ready to harvest from seven to 13 weeks after planting.
How to Grow and Care for Tree Aeonium in Containers
Intro: Tree aeonium plants are interesting succulents that come in green or purple (the purple color comes out more intensely in the sun and less so when kept in shady balcony gardens). The tree aeonium has yellow flowers, but the branch that flowers will always die after the flowering event. The tree aeonium plant can grow to 3 feet in the balcony container garden.
How to Grow and Care for Rosemary in Containers
Intro: The rosemary plant, with its tiny blue/purple flowers, can grow up to 4 feet tall in kitchen gardens, but it can be kept small (and even shaped into a topiary) through pruning. Rosemary leaves can be used in cooking, and is said that its smell can help with memory. This aromatic container plant can also attract butterflies to your balcony garden.
5 Great Trees for Containers
Trees can provide great focal points for a balcony or frame an entry door on a porch. Trees also provide height and interest to a small garden. When decorating a small space, sometimes bigger is better and fewer is better. Using just several large plants can make a more stunning small garden space than many small container plants.
The Best Plants for Container Ponds
The following pond plants will thrive in the small space provided by container ponds. There are three different types of container pond plants: potted (bog), floating and aquatic. For a healthy and balanced container pond, you should include one or more of all three types.
