Five ways to make a beautiful container garden for spring

We've seen it all: repurposed shelves, bikes, baskets, wagons and chairs. Creating a one-of-a-kind decorative container adds interest to a garden and spotlights your favourite perrenials. 

Get this look: Try geraniums with ivy, black-eyed Susan vines, or tuberous begonias for shade.  These plants will help guide your eye rather then leaving it to wildly jump around. “Like images on a page, you want the eye to start at one place, before being guided to each of the different elements,” says Lee Valley Tools gardening expert Peg Brule.

Instructions on how to repurpose a chair into a garden container: Jaseyscrazydaisy.com.