For starters, container gardening has so many benefits, it’s hard to believe there's not more people doing it.  Although it's true that container gardens have become more common during the past several years, this gardening style still isn’t as popular as many other methods.

One of the primary benefits of growing your plants in containers is the fact that it makes gardening accessible to almost everybody.  Even individuals with disabilities find growing their plants in containers makes it easier to place plants where they can reach them easily.  

Many people in wheelchairs like to put their containers on a low table to make them easier to access.  Seniors who can’t work in traditional gardens can find container gardening to be an excellent alternative that allows them to enjoy their favorite hobby in their later years.  

Kids can also find container gardening to be much more easy and fun than traditional gardening, because they don’t have to rake and hoe or weed, and they don’t have to have a grown up till the soil for them.

Another major bonus of container gardening is the ability to move plants if you have to.  

If you grow your plants outside and a bad storm appears out of nowhere, you can move your plants to a safer location.  If don't plan your garden properly and your plants and don't get enough sunlight or too much, you can easily relocate the containers to a better place.  You can even move your plants many times quite painlessly until they look just right!

Furthermore, plants which are grown in containers don’t have the same issues with diseases that traditionally-grown plants struggle with.  Although some container-grown plants do get diseases, they have a much better chance that those grown directly in the soil.  Potting soil is normally free of disease-causing organisms, so your plants will be safer.

Keeping your plants well-nourished is also easier when they’re in containers.  It’s much easier to make sure the fertilizer used gets to your plants if they’re confined to a small area of soil.  When you fertilize your plants growing directly in the soil, the fertilizer can drain away or be absorbed by nearby plants.  There's less chance of that happening plants are in a container garden.

Of course, when the planting area is small, there is also a chance the fertilizer can be washed out of the soil faster.  As a result, you may need to fertilize more often than you would with a traditional garden.  

Chances are that your plants are likely getting more of the fertilizer before it washes away than they would if they were in the ground. When you use containers, you’ll can also extend the growing season.  

For instance, by carefully wrapping the containers in blankets or other insulating materials, you can keep the soil warmer than the ground soil.  Because of this, you can start your plants inside or in a cold frame earlier in the season, then you can easily move them to larger containers outside when the time is right.  

You can also use the same insulating method to continue the growth of plants after the first frost, and you can bring your plants inside when it gets too cold to keep them outdoors.

Saving space is another great benefit of container gardening that you should consider.  

Many people live in apartments or in houses with very little yard space.  Container gardening provides a way to have a garden on a balcony, patio, porch, or even inside.  Lots of people have small container gardens in a sunny window in their kitchen, a sunroom or spare bedroom.  

Some folks even grow plants in a closet by using special plant growing lights!  Growing plants in containers truly makes it easy to have a garden when you don’t have the space for a traditional one!