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 ...

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 ...

When the thermometer goes up in summer, some plants will sulk and slow down. But there are several heat-tolerant annuals that thrive in warm temperatures. Here are the best choices to fill containers ...

Garden centers offer lots of ready-made flower pots and hanging baskets this time of year for those who want to grab and go, but it’s fairly easy and usually less expensive to put together your own.

Growing annuals in containers is different from garden beds. Learn why potted plants need constant care and how to feed them.

But the end of May and early June are times when people get serious about their containers. Some people create flowered pots ...

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 ...

If you’re wondering whether you should plant annual flowers or perennial flowers in your garden, you don’t have to limit yourself! Both types have a place in every landscape, whether you have a big, ...

Many people have plants in containers. Potted plants can be objects of art — both pot and plant — or they may hold favorite bulbs, coveted vegetables or a masterpiece of flowers and foliage, a living ...

Now the sun is shining, it's extremely tempting to run out to the garden center and grab a bunch of bright florals to fill your containers. While it undoubtedly looks good for the first few weeks or ...