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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

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

She inspired me to create a produce container garden in my own smaller concrete patio across the country in Brooklyn, instead of using raised beds as I'd originally planned.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2021

To get the most out of your container garden, create a grouping of flowering annuals and fragrant herbs in mixed sizes of pots, from tiny to oversized.

From Seattle Times Apr. 21, 2021

Your container garden needs to be placed in the exposure most beneficial to its successful growth.

From New York Times Jun. 26, 2013

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