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container garden

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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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“Unless you have an indoor greenhouse with ventilation, they won’t do well,” says Marta Caruso, container garden designer at the American Plant Landscape.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

It began with her great grandmothers, who passed down Indigenous plant remedies from Mexico until they landed in a container garden in El Monte, a largely Latinx city in the San Gabriel Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Black cherry tomatoes are a great container garden tomato, easy to grow on patios or other small spaces, and are often found at farmers' markets.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2021

SUN Introduction to container garden design, 11 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2014

It’s disappointing to experience the demise of a container garden because of lack of care and maintenance.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2013

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