Containers

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Immediately I read the word ‘container‘ I think of plants – in pots. As someone who only has a container ‘garden‘ I am always on the lookout for ways in which to grow such plants and the type of containers used. A glasshouse, is of course, a container too since its job is to contain plants that otherwise would not survive outdoors.

 Old Terracotta Pots are my favourite

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and in some gardens you find ornate urns which would suit the style of my home, but sadly they are too big

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Plastic pots and seed trays are invaluable to the gardener

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and sometimes people use the most unusual containers

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or what about this lion-guarded bowl of thyme in the Herb Garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden?

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

38 thoughts on “Containers”

  1. A beautiful collections of planters Jude! The lion guarded herb garden is my pick, although I am a huge fan of terracotta urns too 🙂

  2. Great take on containers…I love terracotta pots. My immediate thought was to photo the containers in my garden. You have found a fabulous selection.

    1. Ha, I’d already done that on my other blog (flowers) so I needed a new take. I did think of other containers, but kept coming back to pots. Glad you like them Ronnie 🙂

    1. Cute eh? And to fill it with tall gladioli is different. I have seen barrows with geraniums etc. but this one is quite quirky 🙂

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