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As a note, most of the individual container plants listed above are also important annuals, biennials, and perennials. This is a large website, and it is very difficult to cross-reference everything and still have room for the subject matter. I have done my best, but don't forget about the backspace buttons if you find yourself in an unintended category.
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Container
gardening is one aspect of gardening in which every member of the household can
contribute. Gardening in containers is easy, fast, fun, and rewarding.
Most of us have had our pots of petunias and pansies over the years, but few of
us have explored the real extent of possibilities that exist in the realm of
container gardening. 
Whether you have an apartment or a house on 20 acres of land, there is some form
of container gardening that is perfect for you, be it window boxes, a balcony
vegetable garden, or just a corner of the yard packed with blooms that
would be hard to maintain in the ground. Don't forget also, that some of
the more invasive plants that you normally wouldn't introduce into your yard can
be grown with abandon within the confines of a container. Chamomile
and Mint are two such plants that come immediately to mind. Maybe even a
whole herb garden right outside the door on that bare patio for spicing up
treats from the kitchen. The possibilities for combinations in container
gardening are only limited by the gardener's imagination. Just about any
plant that you can grow in the ground will grow even better in well-kept
containers, so never hesitate to try something new.
In
this vein, this section of Gardens Ablaze will deal with the plants, placement,
and how-to's of planting successful container gardens. We definitely won't be
discussing the "dos' and "don'ts", because there are no "don'ts." If you
think it will work, try it! This is a work in progress, so Bookmark
this site and return often. 
Above
is a picture of one of my inexpensive but very successful window boxes this
spring. Despite my best efforts, the picture doesn't really do it justice,
but it contains Sweet William, Pansy, and Golden Carpet Sedum, which is a really
wonderful plant for containers that spills gracefully over the sides and blooms
little yellow stars in the spring. to the right is another picture of a less
heavily planted box for a better look at how nicely this type of sedum overflows
from the box.