Alternative Gardening
Gardening Where There is No Soil

It has been proven that gardening has many benefits. Not only can digging in the dirt be rewarding, but it's also great exercise and the resulting plants and flowers can brighten a landscape, not to mention a gardener's mood.

But sometimes there are places where gardening seems to be impossible. However with a little creativity and an urn or container from Gardenzilla you can turn almost any barren, dull area of your yard or home into a floral wonderland. Here are a few ideas for incorporating plants and flowers in areas where there is no soil:

• Create a flowering staircase: Dress up a boring concrete or wood staircase by placing a container full of blooming spring or summer favorites towards the outside of each step.
  
  
• "Build" a living fence: Want a more striking divider than the traditional chain-link fence? Try planting tall bushes or trees in individual pots and placing them close together. As an added bonus, if you ever want to "tear down" your fence, you can transplant plants by simply moving a pot!

• Hide an unsightly landscape blemish: A container filled with an eye-pleasing arrangement is the perfect way to hide an unattractive portion of the garden, such as a water spigot or garden hose hanger.

• Design a deck garden: Apartment dwellers donŐ’t have to do without a garden. Use assorted pots and containers to plant different varieties and color combinations. In addition, even fruits and vegetables can be planted in containers and grown on a deck or rooftop terrace.

• Greet your guests: Why not begin your garden at the driveway? Place some containers with flowing foliage at the edge of the driveway to welcome you home and greet guests.

• Bring your garden indoors: With Gardenzilla urns, you can bring the garden indoors. Create a stunning floral centerpiece, spruce up a room with a living tree or bush, or grow plants indoors that would be difficult or impossible to cultivate outside.

The container above is planted with: Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo), Grass and Sun-loving Fuschia