Container Gardening The Moveable Landscape Prepared by Etobicoke

Container Gardening The Moveable Landscape Prepared by: Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca Presented at: Montgomery’s Inn 1

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Session Topics Moveable Landscape What Grows in Containers & Growing Media Fundamentals of Success Pests & Diseases Overwintering Design Concepts Herbs of the mid 1800’s Let’s get planting ! Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 3

Moveable Landscape Effective way to grow a portable garden Control growing conditions Garden anywhere Decks Sidewalks Patios Tree roots Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 4

What Grows in Containers Almost anything can be grown in containers Annuals & Perennials Herbs & Vegetables Trees & Shrubs Tropicals Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 5

Containers Run the gamut from: very expensive inexpensive found objects Large – multiple plants, shrubs & trees Small – potted herbs Etobicoke Master Gardeners Photograph: Isabel Belanger Photograph: Dyann Sheppard free www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 6

Container Media Ø Plastic Ø Fiberglass Ø Clay Metal Concrete Wood Lead www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca http: //www. nidderdalelead. com/products/largeplanters/large-square-lion-planter/ Etobicoke Master Gardeners Ø Ø 7

How to Choose a Container Choose Plants in bigger pots grow bigger roots Beautiful pots make a design statement Basic plastic pots are functional http: //www. crescentgarden. com/planters/square-rectangular/eye-aint-planter a size according to what you want to grow Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 8

Fundamentals for Container Success Right container for your plants Potting mix, compost / fertilizer Drainage Keep is key well watered, but not too much Larger pots provide room to grow http: //en-ca. miraclegro. com/smg/goprod/miraclegro-organic-choice-potting-soil/prod 70318 Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 9

Potting Mixes / Fertilizers Potting Mix - specially formulated for pots Incorporate compost Fertilizers Fertilizer Liquid seaweed / fish fertilizer - when watering 20 -20 -20 Follow spikes mixes instructions on the label Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 10

Pests / Disease Containers Plants may offer more protection, but not impervious to pests / diseases Flying Aphids like tender growth http: //www. ontariohopgrowersassoc iation. ca/japanese-beetle-controlsand-strategies/ insects like Japanese beetles may attack container plants Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Aphid www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 11

Pests / Disease Cont’d Fungus Slugs may infect plants sometimes hide under plastic pots Inspect plants often Control pests / disease in the same manner as plants grown in the ground Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 12

Tips for Overwintering Good drainage is key Perennials / herbs / trees / shrubs / should be hardy to 1 -2 zones lower Toronto is in zone 6 Plants hardy to zone 4 have a better chance of surviving the winter Plants Bring hardy to zone 5 may or may not survive them in Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 13

Design Concepts Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 14

Annuals & Perennials Photograph: Dyann Sheppard Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners Photograph: Isabel Belanger www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 15

Tropicals Photograph: Isabel Belanger Photograph: Dyann Sheppard Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 16

Mixed Gardens Photograph: Dyann Sheppard Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 17

Trees & Shrubs Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 18

Vegetables Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 19

Herbs Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 20

Montgomery’s Inn – Mid 1800’s Herbs commonly used for: Cooking Medicine Scent Other household uses like dyeing fabric Many of these herbs are still grown today http: //www. thecanadianencyclopedia. ca/en/article/toro nto-feature-montgomerys-inn-etobicoke/ Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 21

How Herbs Were Brought to Toronto Settlers: Brought Bought Often Mr. seeds from home them from nurseries imported from the US or Europe http: //davesgarden. com/guides/articles/view/4122/ Montgomery was from Ireland Our focus will be on herbs he would have used at his Inn Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 22

Common Herbs for Cooking Parsley Sweet Marjoram Mint Sage Summer Savory Thyme Chives Caraway Etobicoke Master Gardeners Photograph: Isabel Belanger www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 23

Common Herbs for Medicinal Uses Feverfew Peppermint Calendula Chamomile http: //tryonfarm. org/share/node/336 http: //www. homegrownutah. blogspot. ca/ Etobicoke Master Gardeners Photograph: Isabel Belanger www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 24

Other Uses for Herbs Fragrance lavender, Insect costmary, scented geranium, lemon balm repellent lavender, Beauty sage, wormwood products chamomile Photograph: Isabel Belanger Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 25

Summary Containers Easy to grow a portable garden anywhere Imagination is the limit Remember Use a specially formulated potting mix Fertilize Enjoy https: //www. pinterest. com/krmwoods/garden/ regularly – water when needed your garden! Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 26

Let’s Get Planting! http: //www. thecanadianencyclopedia. ca/en/article/toronto-feature-montgomerys-inn-etobicoke/ Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 27

Etobicoke Master Gardeners Thank you! Questions? Etobicoke Master Gardeners www. etobicokemastergardeners. ca 28