Garden Urn: To plant or not to plant
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planting in an urn
Comments (2)> everything I have planted in them dies, is nature of urns, is for dead people ash am I mistake? if you keep to try this, drill hole in bottom, put in Al Mix, find plant good for zone and climate, water and fertilize to its need. if still die, is urn. find good pot ;o)...See Moresuggestions for tall plant for urn?
Comments (9)See-- http://www.hgtv.com/gardening/bog-garden-in-a-pot/index.html http://www.instructables.com/id/Bog-Garden-For-Carnivorous-Plants/ But I would use a peat/sand mixture. There are lots of different plants that can be used. Some pitcher plants get tall, papyrus, iris, reeds. I think that you could make a beautiful bog planter. Look at images under 'Container Bog Garden' It will give you lots of ideas. It gave me some ideas. :c)...See MoreHelp with choosing plants for my Cement Urns?
Comments (17)Ken, that is not a very large tree :-) Check the scale - it's growing in a bed of heather. The photo shows one about 3' tall at the most. FWIW, this is a dwarf conifer and only gets around 8' tall, maybe as much as 15' over a very long period of time. It is commonly sold in quite small starter sizes (quart size pots) for this exact purpose of container planting. And grown in a container it would take even longer (and with routine potting up) to ever achieve that projected mature size. It may be different in your neck of the woods but growing plants in containers - ALL kinds of plants - is a very common practice here. There are some who devote an entire business practice to container design.....and not just seasonal container design. Maybe it has to do with our rather urban setting and the fact that many folks don't have any land......or very much land.......in which to plant directly. Lots of condos, townhomes, zero lot line houses and even floating homes, all of which make inground gardening difficult, if not impossible. And contrary to what you might think - these plants thrive for many years under these conditions. I grow my entire collection of both conifers and Japanese maples in containers and have done so for years. The only consideration for long term container growth for any kind of hardy plant in my and cadence's location is the quality of the potting soil and attention to watering and routine fertilization. And the need for some rather infrequent root pruning. Expand your outlook and broaden your horizons :-) Not everyone gardens in acres of sandy Michigan prairie!!...See MoreZ.5 Bulb Planting in Planter Boxes and Tall Urns?
Comments (1)Hi Mindy, I've had no luck in planting bulbs in containers in previous years. I've only tried those 1/2 whiskey barrels but both times I got nothing. The bulbs were in there in the soil but all mushy. I think the container got too cold and froze through. Sue...See Morefammsimm
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