Container gardens get a bad rap as the less wild, less striking alternative to traditional outdoor planting, but Martha Stewart proves this is a misguided trope. The homes guru took to Instagram to images of the moss, lichen, and ferns she plants in pots at her Maine home, also known as Skylands Terrace. Her verdant pots burst with life to upgrade both the indoor and outdoor of her home.
The woods of Maine have always been my favorite outdoor environment ever since I first visited as a little girl. Vacationland's touring pines, creeping lichens, and scrubby blueberry bushes have a enchanting appeal that feel almost like stepping into a fairy's secret oasis. Even a drive down the state's country roads makes you wish you could live among those plants every day of your life. Stewart's container garden idea captures this magic in an easy-to-care-for, replicable way that can be translated into any environment.
