Pots and containers offer a superb alternative to planting in the ground. This is especially true in areas of your garden that have little or no soil, like wooden decks, concrete patios, and small, ...

Colorful, nectar-rich flowers are a must-have to attract hummingbirds to your garden. This long-blooming flower will keep ...

Container garden designing is one of my favorite activities as a professional gardener (and here you thought it was raking leaves! Well, I enjoy that, too). In the spring, the selection of annuals and ...

When stores start to fill the shelves with pumpkin spice everything, from Twinkies to Cheerios and marshmallows, it can only mean one thing — amaryllis season. Amaryllis, that year-end holiday season ...

A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden, ...

Many of us grow tropical plants in containers to beautify our porches, patios and decks. These plants often live two lives, spending summer outside when the weather is warm and going inside during the ...