Brightening a shady spot on your property (and by “shady,” we mean an area that receives less than 6 hours of sunlight per day) with containers full of blooms and greenery is easy once you understand ...

Pots and planters add instant color and flexibility. Learn how to choose containers, manage watering and soil, and pick ...

Discover the six key factors to get right for growing Russian sage in containers, and guarantee your perennials thrive by ...

Growing fruit trees in containers gives you flexibility to control sunlight, size, and damaging weather. Try growing one of these fruit trees in pots.

Local horticulturist and landscape designer Kate O’Keefe shares her favorite plants that are ideal for containers. Kate O’Keefe knows her plants. She has a graduate degree in landscape design and is ...

Container gardening opens the door to growing beautiful, healthy plants without needing a large yard to do it. Whether you're living in an apartment, condo, or a home with only a small patio or ...

Many cool-season vegetables can be planted now and grown successfully in containers. This allows you to vegetable garden even if all you have is a sunny balcony, porch or patio, and if you don't want ...

Don’t put your gardening tools away yet. While your summer garden may be fading (goodbye, tomatoes and scraggly annuals!), there’s plenty of the growing season left to get your hands dirty and enjoy ...