Space Saving Containers

Living somewhere without an expanse of green space should not be a barrier to growing your own organic vegetables, fruits and flowers.  Growing space can be created anywhere that you have sun, whether it is a deck, patio, front steps or a cement parking spot.

Basic Planters

Planters in a variety of shapes, sizes, materials and colors can be found pretty much anywhere; a garden center or hardware store, rummage sales or in your own garage or attic.  Great planters can be created from old buckets and bins, as long as holes are drilled in the bottom to allow for drainage. Tubtrugs are an especially fun planter, as they come in multiple colors and have a large capacity.

Basic Planter Options:

• Hanging Art Baskets
• Window Boxes
• Railing Planters
• Tubtrugs
• Tiered Plant Stands
• Space-Saving Cedar Pyramid Planter

Grow Bags

These inexpensive and colorful bags are custom-sized for popular crops so you’ll get the maximum harvest in the minimum space, and are reusable year after year.

• Tomato Grow Bag
• Pepper Grow Bag
• Jumbo Potato Grow Bag
• Bean Grow Bag with Support
• Carrot Grow Bag
• Garlic Grow Bag

Self-Watering Planters

Innovative self-watering planters are decorative and functional. It is estimated that plants grown in self-watering planters use 1/3 the water of plants in normal planters.  These easy containers help grow grow healthier plants and flowers while reducing your watering chores.

Self-watering Planter Options:

• Window Boxes
• Hanging Baskets
• Modular Systems
• Railing Planters
• Standing Gardens
• Cascade Planters
• Tall Patio Planters

DIY: You can buy Self-Watering Conversion Kits to place inside your favorite planters.

Self-Watering Raised Beds

Gardeners Supply Company sells a Terrazza Self-Watering Raised Bed with 9 square feet of growing space with a generous 12” depth.  It is self-contained and will allow you to enjoy an organic raised bed garden on your deck or patio.

Elevated Garden Beds

• Vegtrug - Green Thumb Award Winner 2012 – All in one growing system for space-intensive gardening.  Allows growth of deep and shallow-rooted plants.
• Elevated Cedar Raised Beds - Easy to plant, tend and harvest without kneeling or bending.  Also provides creative landscaping opportunities, including adding more privacy to your deck or patio.
• Vertical Wall Gardens - Transform a sunny wall into a cascade of plants – great for flowers, herbs or lettuces.