Is it OK to plant during the summer? I heard it’s best to plant in the spring and fall. I will primarily be buying shrubs and perennials grown in containers so it will be easier for me to plant ...

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 payoff comes in having a beautiful… ...

Plant your thriller first, placing it in the center of the container. Surround the thriller with fillers, which are shorter plants that will spread to fill in the space between the thriller and ...

To overwinter, cut plants back to about one foot and store, pot and all, in a dark basement kept at 50 to 60 degrees F. Water ...

In a 5-gallon container, you could plant three or four broccoli, two cabbage or two cauliflower transplants. Avoid overcrowding the vegetables planted in a container.

Soil in containers dries out much more quickly than in the garden. Sometimes I water pots in the morning only to return to wilting, thirsty plants at night. Check them twice a day, especially ...

Potted plants are limited by the contents of the container, so they’re entirely reliant on you. Soil in containers dries out much more quickly than in the garden.