Want to add some instant color to your garden? Or do a fun Mother’s Day project? Landscape designer and Home & Gardens columnist Marcia Westcott Peck shows us how to put together an annual garden pot ...

Have you ever gone to the grocery store for, say, milk, and left with a cartful of impulse buys? Well, I visited a couple of nurseries last week in search of one specific plant and left with nearly ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Planting summer-blooming annual flowers in containers is a great way to spruce up your porch, patio, or garden with season-long color. Many ...

URBANA — Experienced container gardeners likely know that successful containers have good drainage, appropriate sun exposure, and proper potting media. Get a jump on new annual arrivals each year, ...

The word is out — container gardening is for both novice and experienced gardeners alike. It’s the perfect way to experiment with plants, delve into edibles, and exercise creativity. No longer limited ...

Be sure a feed your container plantings with two types of fertilizer to ensure your plants make it till fall. (Veronica Lorson Fowler) Buy Photo I visited my sister in Amish-country in Pennsylvania in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Container gardens offer instant gratification to those who want to enjoy flowers and plants all summer long. Fill a pot with soil, pick your plants and voila ...

The plant: From Australia to Arizona, bacopa has become a darling among container plant gardeners. This standout annual evergreen plant decorates pots with a living carpet of trailing stems bearing a ...

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 ...

I noticed Dutch flower bulbs in a store on sale at discounted prices. I would like to plant some if it isn’t too late. What do you recommend? It is not too late to plant Dutch flower bulbs for bloom ...