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

It’s true: Vegetables and fruits straight from the garden really do taste better than their store-bought counterparts. But if ...

Container gardening makes growing your favorite plants easier, allowing you to move them around and manage their size. Begin ...

Many would-be gardeners would love to grow their own vegetables and flowers, but they are not able to due to health reasons. Gardening in the traditional sense requires a strong back and arms to work ...

Dear Master Gardener: My containers look a little sparse. How many plants should I put in a pot? Are there any “tricks of the trade” for planting and designing containers? Answer: Container gardening ...

Q: I want to plant some flowers around my home but I don’t have very good soil. What can I do to make sure I have beautiful plants all summer? A: It is the time of year that we want to get vegetables ...

Container gardens are a great option for everybody. If you have limited space, say a patio or balcony, growing plants in pots gives you a gardening option you might not have otherwise. If you have a ...

Basil thrives in containers because it likes the warmth, and pots are great at retaining the day's heat. This is the best way to grow basil in northern or short-season climates. This common pizza and ...

A. Yes - the recent warm weather has gotten all of us gardeners itching to get our hands dirty!! And, while it may still be a little too early to plant some of our favorite herbaceous plants, it is a ...

Everybody loves plants in containers. Whether it’s giant pots of annual color, a few cherry tomatoes on a sunny balcony or a succulent on the back patio, containers provide all kinds of options for ...

Kate Terrell, of Wallace's Garden Center and Greenhouses, Bettendorf, says that "lantana is a great annual that should be used more." In addition to compact types for containers, there are tall ...