1.   An attractive planter can add exactly the right touch to a container garden.

2.   But a pond or large container garden needs a more balanced ecosystem to minimize algae growth.

3.   But the versatility of a large-scale container garden is catching on with gardeners, especially this time of year, when most gardens are going to pot.

4.   By incorporating a small tree or shrub, then underplanting it with annuals or perennials, containers gardens take on a whole new meaning this time of year.

5.   Container water gardens can be formal or informal.

6.   Containers gardens come in all shapes and sizes these days, so why not shoes?

7.   Container water gardens landscape the house in place of a lawn.

8.   Container gardens are one of them.

9.   Container gardens need watering daily when located in full sun, on concrete ground or in clay pots, or if the plants are growing in a soilless mixture.

10.   Container gardens take a bit of planning to get started, and require some special care, garden experts say.