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container garden

British  

noun

  1. a collection of pots or other receptacles containing soil for growing plants out of doors

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But over the decades she made it a home, planting a sprawling container garden of flowers, fruits and medicinal herbs to cure her family of stomach pains and colds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

The beauty of a container garden is that there are so many different types and sizes of containers you can use which means that almost anyone can create a garden that works for their space.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2023

There are opportunities to browse for flowers and herbs and find the perfect addition to a container garden, but also to celebrate spring in the great outdoors.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

If you’re feeling the urge to get back to the garden but don’t have much of a yard, Balfe suggests planting a container garden and letting nature take over your porch or balcony.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2021

Plants receive rainwater, slowing the flow, before the water is filtered and funneled down to a container garden on the lower roof for irrigation.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2013

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