I love my garden and having plants inside the house, too. I'm always buying small terra-cotta pots with plants. After transplanting them into the garden, I'm left with a huge surplus of pots piled ...

After the first frosts have killed the annual plants in your outdoor pots, should you empty out your containers before winter ...

Back in the day, chimney pots — terra cotta structures that fit over chimneys — served mostly utilitarian purposes. The added height improved a chimney’s draft and helped keep soot from coal-burning ...

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Are you a container gardener? Then check out this deal from Old Time Pottery. This week through June 5 they have a set of 3 terra cotta pots for only $5. You'll get a large, medium and small. Also you ...

Terra cotta, a familiar earthenware with distinctive burnt orange hues, has been used for generations as a reliable vessel ...

Pots are one of the most expensive items in your garden. Winter is their enemy. Terra cotta pots are the most vulnerable to damage. Clay is porous. Moisture enters the pot wall. The water freezes and ...