Container gardens aren't just for spring blooms. Add some garden style to your porch, patio, or entry by planting a container garden with the right mix of plants for the summer season. For a season as ...

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Penn Live: Summer planting time, container tips, and growing on a roof: This Weekend in the Garden Summer planting time, container tips, and growing on a roof: This Weekend in the Garden Nothing brightens up outdoor living spaces during the summer better than beautiful containers filled with flowers. Whether you have a huge yard or a tiny balcony or patio, you can bring summer to life ... Strawberries will root quickly and fully in a container. They will soak up moisture during warm summer days. Be sure to give potted strawberries a good soaking when the top inch of soil becomes dry.

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NOLA.com: Looking for summer color? Create vivid containers by pairing the right blooms and foliage Looking for summer color? Create vivid containers by pairing the right blooms and foliage Penn Live: Summer planting, and adding fragrance to your yard: This Weekend in the Garden The broiling sun, dry spells, and moisture-sucking hot breezes of summer aren’t exactly the ideal trifecta for planting new plants, but that doesn’t mean summer is a total planting no-go. Summer ... Summer planting, and adding fragrance to your yard: This Weekend in the Garden