Even if you’ve got a beautifully designed garden, there are plenty of reasons to add plants in containers to your home. You can decorate a front porch or backyard patio with boxes or pots of flowers.

I continue to install plants all summer long and have done so with success for many years. Gardeners just need to pay close attention to the proper watering of plants installed in the summer, with ...

Woman holding a starter pot with lavender flowers - Irina Shatilova/Shutterstock Plant lavender (Lavandula spp.) where it will grow best and you will be rewarded with a beloved perennial that blooms ...

Have you ever gone to the grocery store for, say, milk, and left with a cartful of impulse buys? Well, I visited a couple of nurseries last week in search of one specific plant and left with nearly ...

Growing plants in containers is a delighgtful way to bring greenery indoors, add height to landscape beds, and deliver color to porches and patios. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, container plants are ...

Many gardeners choose to raise plants in containers or in raised beds. Those with limited gardening space and those who love patio accents find that containers fit the bill. Those with poor soil or ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Fall container planting can be a fun and creative time for gardeners. It allows us to not only reuse what we already have, but also incorporate new plants and materials, which ...

Question. Geraniums are one of our favorite flowering plants, but we are not always successful. Is it better to grow them in the ground or in containers? Answer. Considering Florida’s variable winters ...

A. While there are many benefits to growing in containers, the biggest drawback is water retention. A tomato planted in the ground, or even in a raised bed, has the luxury of spreading its roots far ...