Be it a pot, tub, shipping container or the drum of a dismantled dryer machine, container gardening in Haines can be an appealing option for new gardeners, those who lack space or gardeners with back or knee ailments.
“They work really well because you don’t have to bend over so much and the soil gets warmed a lot faster because it’s above ground,” 70-year-old lifetime gardener Melissa Aronson said.
Aronson filled the 2-foot-high tub of…

