From the bucks you’ll save to the boundless array of container combos you can choose from, benefits abound when you pot up ...

Annuals are great for adding color to a patio or decked area in containers, but there's one vital step you shouldn't skip to ...

Perennials are a wonderful way to bring color to your garden year after year, whether it's a sprig of lavender or a cluster of chrysanthemums. However, for many, growing flowers and vegetables in ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — When selecting perennials for container gardening, it's important to choose plants that thrive well in confined spaces, maintain their beauty throughout the growing season, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. pots of hostas in garden (RM Floral/Alamy Stock Photo) Make the most of shady outside spaces by choosing container plants that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April showers bring May flowers, and May is the month when garden shops start to overflow with blooming annuals and perennials. In ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Perennials for cool season containers may seem like the proverbial horticultural oxymoron, but that is exactly what I have been planting the last few days in my zone 8a landscape. My favorite pansy ...

Answer: Make sure that your containers all have drainage holes. If you are reusing last year’s soil, loosen it with a hand trowel all the way to the bottom. Some people prefer to dump old soil into ...