Material, color, and size all matter when striving for optimal plant growth. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She ...

Container gardening provides the luxury of planting various colors, shapes, sizes and textures virtually anywhere! They also provide the opportunity to plant edible gardens or create a summer ...

With container gardening, it's surprisingly easy to slip into unsustainable practices—here's how to keep it green. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Q: I’d like to grow flowers that attract butterflies, but I can only grow in containers right now, in a mostly sunny spot. What perennials or annuals appeal to them? A: Species in the mint (Lamiaceae) ...

Container gardens are a great way to garden indoors during the winter months. Container gardens are a great way to garden indoors during the winter months, or in spaces like an apartment complex, ...

Container gardening can bring plant life and color to spaces such as patios. If you’re longing for a garden but are lacking land, container gardening could be a perfect way to bring ornamentals or ...

Strawberries are a perfect plant for containers, especially hanging containers. They look gorgeous with the fruit drooping ...

The growing season is finally here — time to fill pots with flowers and foliage. But which ones? To give you fresh ideas, we turned to Dean Engelmann, co-owner of Tangletown Gardens in South ...

As Betty Earl, author of Fairy Gardens: A Guide to Growing an Enchanted Miniature World, explains, the goal is "to entice individuals to use their imaginations in creating a tiny, inviting world where ...

As outdoor spaces have shrunk and the pace of life has become much faster than it used to be, new types of gardens have had to emerge. The best landscapes now aren’t measured in square footage or ...

Container gardens offer instant gratification to those who want to enjoy flowers and plants all summer long. Fill a pot with soil, pick your plants and voila! The payoff comes in having a beautiful ...

There is so much to love about container gardening; whether you’re nurturing a vegetable container garden or simply adding some flowers to a patio or terrace, they can be a stunning addition to your ...