Watering can be a tricky art to master for container gardens as it does not take long for a plant to go from looking healthy to wilting. That fine line also comes into play between soil being too dry ...

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.

Take the guesswork out of how many plants to grow in a container with these simple tips. Whether you want to grow a pot of herbs or create some colorful porch pots, how many plants should you put in ...

With spring coming up many gardeners are eager to get busy in their garden, but it can be difficult to know where to start. One expert claimed that when it comes to gardening in February, there are ...

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 ...

1. Cover the base of the pot with a layer of crocks (ask at the garden centre – they usually have a few broken pots) and cover with a 5cm (2in) layer of gravel. This improves drainage and prevents ...

Container plants are a great way to add colour, herbs and plants to patios and balconies. They’re relatively easy to care for but require feeding during the summer months as they will use up the ...

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 ...

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 ...