CBS3 SummerFest At Home: How To Beautify Your Space With Container Gardening

Vittoria Woodill reports.

THE FUN WITH COMICON AT HOME.IT IS FREE AND RUNS JULY 22NDTHROUGH THE 26TH.♪♪SUMMERFEST FRIDAY.WE MAY BE SPENDING MORE TIMEAT HOME BUT WE'RE CELEBRATINGTHE THING WE LOVE ABOUT THISTIME OF YEAR AND FOR MANY OFUS THAT INCLUDES GETTINGOUTSIDE, GET YOUR HANDS DIRTYAND YOU DON'T NEED A TON OFSPACE TO START A GREAT GARDEN.TORI CAUGHT UP WITH AN EXPERTFOR SOME SUGGESTION CENTERCITY.HOW IS THAT GREEN THUMB --GREEN THUMBS?Reporter: MY GREEN THUMBISN'T THE GREATEST BUTTHANKFULLY THE EXPERTS ATLONGWOOD GARDENS KNOW WHATTHEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND YOUSAID THIS IS A TIME WHERE WEWANT TO DO THE THINGS WE LOVE.ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIVE ANDMISS IS LONGWOOD GARDENS.LAST YEAR -- WHAT WAS IT, 2017SUMMERFEST VISITED LONGWOODGARDENS AND REALLY THERE ISNOTHING, NOTHING LIKE IT.THAT WAS THE YEAR THE GARDENSFOUNTAINS GOT THIS BIGBEAUTIFUL MAKEOVER.AND IT WAS JUST SO SPECTACULARTO WATCH THAT ENTIRE SPACECOME TO LIFE.ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.AND HERE'S THE THING.YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ACRESOF SPACE IF YOU WANT TO CREATESOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN YOURBACKYARD.ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A FEWCONTAINERS.TAKE A LOOK.I THINK IT'S THE BEST WAYTO START GARDENING.I THINK INGROUND CAN BE VERYCHALLENGING AND IN A CONTAINERIS NOT A SURE WIN BUT IT'S AGREAT START.Reporter: WELL, LET'S GETGROWING.THERE ARE A COUPLE OFTHINGS YOU NEED TO BE MINDFULOF.PICKING A PLANT THAT'S RIGHTFOR SUN AND SHADE.MAKING SURE THAT IT GETS THEWATER IT NEEDS.Reporter: AS FAR ASCONTAINERS, DOES ANYTHING GO?DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUHAVE A CONTAINER THAT HAS AHOLE IN THE BOTTOM FORDRAINAGE.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ACTUALLYPLANTING INTO A CONTAINER THATIS THAT HAS A HOLE AND ISSITTING ON SOMETHING CALLEDPOT FEET..THESE ARE JUST LITTLE CONCRETEFEET THAT GO UNDERNEATH THEPOT AND IT KEEPS THAT DRAINAGEHOLE FROM SITTING ON THEGROUND AND GETTING CLOGGED.Reporter: KERRY ANNPREVIOUS CLAY POTS SINCE THEYDRY PRETTY QUICKLY AND EVENLYWHICH CAN HELP WITHOVERWATERING.AND SHE OFFERS THESESUGGESTIONS WHEN PICKINGPLANTS.SOME PLANTS PREFER SUN.SOME PREFER SHADE.SO WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER YOURCONTAINER YOU WANT TO PUT ALLOF THE SAME TYPE OF PLANTS INTHAT CONTAINER.SO, THERE ARE BEGONIAS ARE AGREAT EXAMPLE OF OF A SHADEPLANT, IMPATIENCE ARE GREATEXAMPLE OF A SHADE PLANT.SOME PLANTS YOU CAN PLAY WITHLOTS OF TEXTURE.THIS IS A DELPHINIUM, GREATPOP OF COLOR.Reporter: REMEMBER,HOWEVER GREEN YOUR THUMB,DON'T HESITATE TO ASKQUESTIONS.GARDEN CENTER DASH WHOLOVES QUESTIONS.I'M A GARDENER HERE AT LONGWOOD.I LOVE QUESTIONS.IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, I WANTTO ANSWER IT.Reporter: OKAY THEN, HEREGOES.I'M TOTALLY BEING SELFISHRIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE TWOCLAY POTS THAT HAVE HIBISCUSPLANTS IN THEM.I HAVEN'T SEEN A FLOWER YET.WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?SO THEY MIGHT JUST NEED ALOT OF SUN AND THEY MIGHT JUSTNEED A BOOST OF FERTILIZER TOSET SOME BUDS.Reporter: YOU HAVE JUSTSETTLED MY WOES BECAUSE I'VEBEEN TALKING TO THIS THING ANDTHEY'RE NOT LISTENING.[LAUGHTER]THEY WILL.THEY'LL COME AROUND.DON'T YOU WORRY.Reporter: WELL, I DIDTAKE THE EXPERT'S OPINION, IGOT SOME FERTILIZER AND ITHINK BOTH OF MY HIBISCUS ARELOOKING PRETTY GOOD BUTJESSICA, I MEAN, WE ALL MISSLONG WOOD BUT YOU CAN TAKEADVANTAGE OF SEEING LONG WOODON THEIR WEB SITE VIRTUALLY.SO, MAYBE GET OUTSIDE, PLANTSOMETHING, GET THAT GREENTHUMB GOING.NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE IT ALL