Weekly Container Gardening Spotlight!

This is a fantastic use of plastic containers and proof that you don't need a lot of space to have a functional balcony garden:

Drink cartons can be reused for nuturing seedlings (I'd be inclined to bury the containers in the ground once they reach a decent height rather than transport the seedlings):

Here's a rather inspiring way of combating space issues in a small back yard:

although I suspect watering would be rather tricky...

Next week we'll have something from home. We got new pots and pans as a wedding present and plan to use the old ones to plant herbs and succulents and cherry tomatoes. Their easy transportability will be great in the burning summer as we can move them to cooler spots. Stay tuned for details next week...