Container
Gardening
Gardening in Small Spaces
Cooperative Extension
Cayuga County
Elements of Container
Gardening
• Benefits
• Getting Started
• Plant Requirements
• Plant Selection
Benefits
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Small spaces
Little time
Accessibility
Convenience
Economical
Creative
BEAUTY!
Containers
• Terra Cotta
• Wood
• Hanging Basket
• Bushel Baskets
• Wire w/ moss
• Wheel Barrow
• Whiskey Barrel
• BE CREATIVE!!!
• Concrete
Be Creative!
Consider…
• Drainage
• Weight
• Size
Growing Media
• Pre-mixed is best
• Make your own:
– peat moss
– sterile potting soil
– builder’s sand
– slow release fertilizer
Plant Requirements
• Water
– Polymers
– Hydro-mats
• Light
Annual Flowers
Marigolds
Impatiens
Snapdragons
Petunias
Creeping Zinnia
Geraniums
More Annual Flowers…
•Ageratum
•Alyssum
•Begonia
•Coleus
•Dianthus
•Dusty Miller
•Lobelia
•Nasturtium
•Pansy
•Salvia
Celosia
Perennial Flowers
Gaillardia
Columbine
More Perennial
Flowers…
•Candytuft
•Chrysanthemum
•Lupine
•Rudbeckia
•Sedum
•Shasta Daisy
Yarrow
•Veronica
Annual Herbs
Summer Savory
Basil
Dill
More Annual Herbs…
•Chervil
•Coriander
•Dill
Biennial Herbs…
•Caraway
Italian Herbs
•Parsley
Perennial Herbs
•Fennel
•Lovage
•Marjoram
•Mint
•Tarragon
•Thyme
Chives
•Winter Savory
Vegetables
Lettuce
Sweet 100 Tomato
More Vegetables…
• Bush Beans
• Swiss Chard
• Beets
• Cucumbers
• Zucchini
• Carrots
• Green Onions
• Bell Peppers
Pole Beans
Exotic Foliage
•Banana
•Cannas
•Alocasia
•Elephant Ears
•White Bird of Paradise
•Variegated Ficus
•Caladium
Hibiscus
Bulbs
Fall Planted…
Spring Planted…
•Iris
•Asiatic lily
•Crocus
•Gladiolus
•Daffodil
•Begonia
•Tulip
•Dahlia
For More Information
Garden Hotline
255-1183
Monday – Wednesday – Friday
10am - noon
Cornell Cooperative Extension
• http://www.gardening.cornell.edu
• http://www.gardenhoo.com
• http://www.skaneatelesvineyards.com
• Library, Bookstore
Examples from the
Philadelphia Flower Show Etc.
Other Examples
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