After a summer spent enjoying the blooms in our gardens, it's time now to plan for the colder months and give perennials the best fighting chance of making a comeback next year. Growing dahlias comes ...
Some outdoor planters are prone to cracking in cold weather. Help your pots survive winter with these tips so they'll be ready for spring planting.
In simpler times, container gardening was small-scale landscaping using flowering annuals. Enjoy their color for one season and go with something new the next. But shifts toward food production and ...
A guide to improving drainage and reducing damage from freezing by simply elevating pots a few inches off the ground for winter ...
Pots made of ceramic, terra cotta, or concrete should be emptied to prevent cracking. Plastic and wood containers are more frost-resistant and don't need emptying in the fall. Perennial pots don't ...
Container gardening isn’t just for vegetables. Growing flowers in containers offers a versatile method of adding color around your yard. Whether you live in an apartment, have limited space, are new ...