Not all homes are fortunate enough to have lawns and backyards to grow in home gardens. This is especially true nowadays when most families live in apartments and condominiums that definitely do not offer space for planting and growing a full garden. These homeowners may try and find satisfaction in having plastic plant decorations but aficionados know all to well that this comes nothing close to the real thing. Fortunately, plant lovers can still fulfill their garden fantasies with container gardening. This type of gardening is now preferred by most individuals as they entail easy and uncomplicated maintenance as compared to their lawn counterparts.

The one advantage of having your garden in containers is mobility. We have at one time or another heard complaints from some gardeners and home owners wishing that they could have planted a tree that is perhaps obscuring the view somewhere else or have come to realize that positioning the flowering shrub on the left side corner instead of the right would have created a better landscape. With flower gardening, this does not pose a problem. You simply pick up your pot and then set it in a different location in minutes. Container gardening gives you the option of growing indoor and outdoor plants too. For those plants that are sensitive to weather conditions particularly winter, you can safely shelter them inside during the cold balmy season and then let them out to gather some fresh air as the sun peeks its head in the sky during summer. The mobility offered by container gardening is a good thing especially if there is a chance of you moving residences. You can easily take your garden with you without the dirt and hassle of digging, transporting and replanting your garden in another location.

If you are a person who likes to rearrange furniture according to your moods or perchance loves to match up your home arrangements with the season, you will be well pleased with container gardening. Flexibility does not end with your layout but also with the kind of plants and flowers that you have for your home. You can go wild on a selection of colors and species without the worry that they may contradict and go against each other as you always have the option to situate them in another room. In short, there are no limitations so go ahead and indulge yourself.

In container gardening, you are enhancing your abode's ambiance as well. Vividly colored plants and flowers can easily brighten any room in the house. Garden pots can create variation and sparkle on dull colored walls and corners. You can go for a particular theme for your house during the different seasons like choosing sunny and cheery bright pottery plants during the summer or opt for winter poinsettias and rosemary through the holidays. Further, you may find yourself having no more need to light up scented candles for aroma as the natural fragrance that flowers and blossoms give off could very well do the job. What is more, the scent can last all season long.