DENVER, Colorado — Heat can stress container plants. Always water thoroughly because, right now, your pots are full of thirsty roots. Fertilize with a bloom booster every week to ten days. I had to re ...

Even if you’ve got a beautifully designed garden, there are plenty of reasons to add plants in containers to your home. You can decorate a front porch or backyard patio with boxes or pots of flowers.

A patio is one of the best places to enjoy the summer—especially when it's surrounded by lush greenery. One way to quickly add beautiful blooms to this space is with fast-growing flowers, which will ...

Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots. They occur within several different plant families in regions of the world’s growing ...

Growing plants in containers can be easier than growing them in the ground for many reasons. Among these are that soil, location, and climate can be controlled more easily. It allows us to have and ...

As gardeners rush to get bulbs in the ground and containers for flowers next spring, there's one approach well worth trying ...

New Orleans has a long gardening tradition of growing plants in containers in the landscape. According to an essay by Hilary Somerville Irvin in "The Southern Heirloom Garden" (William C. Welch and ...

Many people gravitate toward the round, globe-shaped radishes, and their small size makes them easy to grow in containers. Longer, daikon-type radishes are reminiscent of carrots but can also be grown ...

Planting large and luscious trees at home isn't only for those with their own gardens. Plant trees in pots and they can move ...

Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers. Just clear some space on your patio, deck, balcony, or front steps that receives ...