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Pot Gardening Past and Present

Gardening in pots and other containers is apparently as old as civilization, for the practice can be traced to the very early use of medicinal and edible plants. In time, pot gardening developed to a high degree, and there are numerous records which reveal its importance in China, India, Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and Rome. Since ancient days, it has been particularly enjoyed in countries with hot, dry summers and low annual rainfall.

In tracing the history of pot gardening, we can go to paintings from the Middle Period in Egypt to see formal gardens with “beds marked out in squares like a chess board.” * In one illustration of a garden at El-Bersheh, there is a long “row of pot plants, an early example of ornament that, became common later on.” Gardening Supply - Read More.