Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

If you're an avid gardener or indoor plant collector, chances are you have plenty of extra plastic plant pots on hand. When it's finally time to clean out your potting bench or trendy window plant ...

As I was setting up my grow lights and heat mats last week in preparation for sowing seeds, I was struck by the neatly stacked pile of old plastic pots lurking in the corner of my shed. I reuse pots, ...

Different pots have different uses for your home plants and planters. Plants behave differently in plastic containers than they do in glazed ceramic pots, and each pot has its own set of care ...

Terracotta pots made of porous clay create growing conditions that some plants adore and others abhor. It's best to know ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

If you love gardening and planting new flowers as the seasons change, you probably have a lot of empty plastic flower pots and trays stacked in your garden shed. While it makes sense to clean your ...