[cc85]

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone has any photos of container gardening and their gardens to share ? Pictures of smaller gardens / yards would be ideal.

Thanks
Craig

[paintedlady]

I've got some photos but I'll have to refresh my memory how I did it last time :roll: and work tends to get in the way (wish I had an office all to my self sometimes )  I'll get back to you!

[gobs]

You could also try the personal galleries.

[paintedlady]

Okay, had a quick revision and here goes:

Both photos taken in July 2005 before I got an allotment.  This photo is looking down the garden from the patio.  Semi dwarf fruit trees to the left, next to greenhouse celery (self blanching) & rhubarb from seed in pots.  Along the privet hedge are some containers that had potatoes (dying back here)  Note:  DO NOT USE THAT GREEN NETTING FOR BRASSICAS - butterflies get through it!



Next photo looking up towards the house from next to greenhouse.  Ignore my dog , you might just see some mature rhubarb in big pots in the background on the patio.  In the foreground, outdoor cucumber, courgette, tomatoes & sweetcorn




And check out my rescued chair - all slats from pallets screwed to a chair frame.  A bit risky to sit down too heavily but generally very comfortable.

[Sally A]

Hi craig, no photos I'm afraid, but I thought of you when I picked up a book in a charity shop called The Contained Garden, by Kenneth Beckett, David Carr & David Stevens - It's from a 1984 W H Smith bookclub, but it mentions the actual sizes of pots needed to grow veg, ie width, depth and number of plants per pot. (Can't see the point in having 1 cauliflower per pot though)

Last year I squeezed 4 dwarf beans into flower buckets and managed to get a late crop in an unheated greenhouse.

Also noticed that Carol Klein has a book on amazon about veg growing in containers.

Hope it helps