Welcome to the beauty of Container Gardening!

They say that Gardeners and Musicians live longer than most other folks because they are close to nature and begin to understand the cycles of life; Musicians by soaring with sound and Gardeners by watching what plants do!

Well, your interest in reading about Container Gardening is a welcome one for sure. Sign up for my regular newsletter and join me as we explore all things green, including thumbs, for the BellaOnline Container Gardening site. Let’s start a partnership to go for that longer life they speak of for gardeners!

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Here’s to our working together in Container Gardening along 'article pathways' that will wander all over the place answering practical questions, gathering lots of moss, introducing all sorts of topics, finishing many projects, finding out about flowers and shrubs and trees and vegetables and herbs and fruit and feature gardening … and all in containers. And then don't forget those intangibles like beauty and fragrance and calm and relaxation and achievement and love of nature to which poets still do justice. Oh yes, all of that will be ours for the taking too!

Of course I will be covering all the basics of good gardening practice and how this can translate into your personal piece of container garden heaven. Start out right, and the job is half done (a fine Zulu proverb from South Africa) means we will take the fundamentals to heart by attending to sound container gardening foundations and principles. Then we’ll be able to experiment, imagine - we'll learn advanced techniques and push an envelope or two. There realy is a lot to look forward to!

There will be something new for you to read on the site every week for which I will send a brief reminder. The new articles will go online on Saturdays and I will be keeping the topics interesting, current, answering questions and offering information that other Container Gardeners, like you, will be asking and seeking. Forum Chatter? Join us to talk about your successes and challenges with your containers. I would look very forward to hearing from you.

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