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5 clever planting ideas for striking container garden displays

Container gardens are a fantastic way to grow plants. A collection of pots can lift a patio or front garden and brighten up walls and fences. Container gardening is ideal for people who have small spaces or city gardens, or even no garden at all! And it’s also perfect if your home is rented and you can’t dig over the garden.

A Hosta container garden – http://www.daviddomoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hosta-garden-Bertold-Werkmann.jpg

With so many possibilities, it is a shame that container gardening is most often used to grow simple bedding plants. There are loads of ways to create a striking display with pots and planters. Here are five of my favourite.