Container Gardening with a Twist!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the 11th annual Canada Blooms show. One of the reasons why I look forward to this show every year is because I always come home with new and interesting ideas. This year was no exception.

One idea that impressed me were the entries for "the Garden Club of Toronto Back to Earth Class 36 - Herb[s] growing in an organic recyclable container[s]" competition . My imagination was particularly piqued by the third place winner, an entry by Ellen Clark. What a wonderful way of reusing tetra pak containers that also would add a spark of interest and uniqueness to any container garden setting!

Other interesting ideas included Marg Tamaki's first place entry using an asparagus, yellow and red peppers as the containers which were then placed in a 'bowl' made from lettuce leaves. The entry that garnished the most touches was by Marjorie Lenz who hollowed out a cabbage and put a miniature yellow rose in it. Almost every passer by just had to find out if the cabbage was real or not!

I might never use a clay pot again!