Hostas like shady spots, needs lots of water, and are at risk of being eaten by slugs. Does that mean container planting is ...

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.

Helleborus niger (Christmas rose): If you buy these plants potted in bud now, they’ll often bloom in time for Christmas. Helleborus niger is an evergreen perennial plant with large, leathery leaves, ...

What’s not to love about Colorado fall weather? Warm days and cool nights are perfect for checking out the changing colors in the high country. Pack a lunch, hike some trails and let nature inspire ...

How pots filled with annuals, grasses, herbs and more can transform any outdoor space King Louis XIV famously grew orange trees in the wooden boxes known as Versailles planters, but you don’t have to ...

The best time to plant mums in containers is in mid-to-late September. "If you want the most out of your mums, wait until there is a little chill in the air," says Laura Janney, CEO of The Inspired ...

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 ...

If you filled your container gardens with pansies early this spring, they have provided lots of color but are starting to get a bit long in the tooth. Pull them out and plant containers for summer ...

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 ...

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 ...