Gardening is becoming a [popular trend among people nowadays and with each passing day a lot of people are falling in love with soothing activity as gardening not only promotes natures but it also helps you make your house and surrounding look beautiful while allowing you to spend a little time with your own self.

But with every good thing things there comes problems pre-associated. The same is the case with gardening. There are a lot of problems and issues associated with gardening which makes it difficult5 for people to choose this brilliant activity as a part of their life. The most commonly encountered problem is the availability of space. With day by day increasing human population and industrialization, most part of the mother earth is being converted into tall buildings resulting in the unavailability of space for gardening enthusiasts.

If you are also one of those people who have an unconditional love towards gardening but are short of space and therefore, had to drop your idea of gardening then, you need worry as I have some beautiful, easy and attractive gardening ideas specifically for a little space. In this blog, I will be discussing some brilliant gardening ideas for a tiny container garden that will make your surroundings look beautiful without occupying a lot of space.

Tiny Container Gardening Ideas And Plants

No wonder you can get yourself a beautifully designed garden with the help of technology in the techno world with the help of Gardening Services Online in India, but when you are short on space, spending a lot of money on pots and planters does not sound a worthy option, and that’s the only reason today I have come up with some interesting ideas for a beautiful tiny container garden.

You need not spend a lot of money in order to get a pretty little teeny tiny garden for yourself instead you can use materials available in your house, in that way you will be saving a lot of money simultaneously promoting the principle of The 3 R’s.

Below mentioned are some of the items that you can easily found in the corners of your house and they can help you to a great extent in moving a step closer to your gardening dream. Have a look:

Egg Shells

This is something which can be found in almost everyone’s home and additionally something which is considered as a complete waste material but ask a gardener about egg shells and containers he will tell you their true value. These egg shells and containers can be used to create planters. Take egg shells if you want, show your creativity and paint them to make them look a lot more beautiful, fill them up with potting mix and plant your favorite plants but remember, use plants with small roots and keep on watering it regularly.

Plants Which Can Be Used:

Myosotis sylvatica (forget-me-not)

Viola ‘Moonlight’ (violet)

Selaginella kraussiana(Krauss’ spikemoss)

Viola odorata (sweet violet)

Light Bulbs

Everything in this world comes with a specified life span, be it something living or non-living. We all are known to light bulbs, they too come with a lifespan of some fixed period and when they get fused they are of no use to us and we usually prefer to throw them into the garbage, but they turn out to be splendid gardening planters. You can watch videos on social media channels in order to get to know how to convert bulbs into planters.

Plants Which Can Be Used:

Succulents like cacti and jade

Aloe,

Haworthia,

Sedum

Burro’s tail,

Echeveria,



Old Tea Cups

We all must be having some tea cups which must be destroyed or broken, some with a broken holder and some with cracks, turning completely useless, but these broken and old tea cups can be used in a great way in terms of gardening. They turn out to be great planters for a tiny container garden. Just take beautiful tiny plants, place them in these old cups and use them as decorates for your house.

Plants Which Can Be Used:

Armeria juniperifolia(thrift)

Sedum species (stonecrop)

Clematis marmoraria

Saxifraga 5 petraschii(saxifrage)

Eranthis cilicica(winter aconite)

Saxifraga ‘Penelope’ (saxifrage)

Fritillaria uva-vulpis(fritillary)

Primula marginataDwarf Form (primrose)

Metal Cans

Almost everything in the world comes in metal cans in order to preserve their taste and freshness, but once empty these metal cans are not used again instead they are thrown into the dustbin directly. But now onwards instead of throwing away use them as planters for your garden, they can be used as beautiful hanging planters having some beautiful tiny plants in them.

Plants Which Can Be Used:

Ipomoea batatus‘Sweet Caroline Bronze’ (sweet potato vine)

Cyrtomium fortunei clivicola(Japanese holly fern)

Polystichum makinoi(Makinoi’s holly fern)

Dryopteris atrata(shaggy shield fern)

Kitchen Jars and small containers

This is something we never thought of reusing, our kitchens are full of old containers and small jars which are of no use to us now, and therefore, you can use them as planters. In this way, you will not just utilize your old materials but also will be enhancing the beauty of your garden.

Plants Which Can Be Used:

Just Dandy Dwarf Hinoki Cypress – Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Just Dandy’

Zebra Haworthia – Haworthia fasciata

Jean’s Dilly Dwarf Spruce – Picea glauca ‘Jean’s Dilly’

Sugar Vine – Parthenocissus striata (aka Cissus striata)

Miniature Juniper – Juniperus communis ‘Miniature’

Corsican Mint – Mentha requienii

Dwarf Mugo Pine – Pinus mugo ‘Slowmound’

Baby Tears – Soleirolia soleirolii

Sky Pencil Japanese Holly – Ile crenata ‘Sky Pencil’

Dwarf Mondo Grass – Ophiopogon japonica ‘Nana’

So these were a few cool and unique ideas for a little but ecstatic tiny container gardening for the people who are fond of gardening but do not have enough space. Now, go ahead a create a mesmerizing tiny container garden of your own. Happy Gardening!