Many items can be used to grow plants as long as they will hold enough soil and provide necessary drainage. This is a chance to be really creative. An old leaky watering can, tubs, crates, buckets, ...
There are plenty of benefits to growing a container garden, one of the largest being that you can cultivate plants just about anywhere you have access to sunlight, but there are also some ...
There is an interesting type of Ligustrum tree which is ideal for growing in containers. It has lovely golden leaves, and can be pruned to control its growth.