Seasonal accents can make your outdoor containers feel festive with very little effort. Pinecones are an easy way to add ...

Growing strawberries in pots during winter is a rewarding project, especially if you choose hardy varieties and provide the ...

If you’re an avid gardener, the prospect of so many weeks of drab winter without a garden to enjoy can seem dismal. That’s when containers of colorful plant combinations, placed on the porch, patio or ...

Melinda Myers, a horticulturist and gardening expert, describes this ornamental grass as a compact version of the native ...

These winter container gardening mistakes are easily avoidable. Here, gardening experts share how to prevent them happening ...

Start prepping potted plants for winter early in the fall. Bring houseplants and tropicals inside before nights dip below 50°F. Hardy perennials can stay out, but add protection with mulch, soil, or ...

GRACE HENSLEY IS a garden coach specializing in container design (Fashionplants.com). Hensley knows the power of planting and styling an entry (or a patio, or balcony, or pool deck) to create a ...

Add a bit of seasonal beauty to your front steps, window boxes, and other outdoor spaces with winter containers. Fill them ...

You can always tell a diehard gardener. When the first frost of fall is forecast, they’re outside in the dark with a flashlight, covering tomato plants with old bed ...

Many of us grow tropical plants in containers to beautify our porches, patios and decks. These plants often live two lives, spending summer outside when the weather is warm and going inside during the ...

While there's still plenty of winter squash growing in the patch and the mums haven't even fully bloomed yet, we're getting close to the season when it's time to start winterizing your garden. Part of ...

Clay pots must be dealt with before the freezes crack them, but the pleasures of container planting need not end just because winter is upon us. Container gardening has become one of the hottest ...