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.

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 ...

May is the month to assemble pots and containers for the rest of the growing season. They aren’t just for summer; spared an early frost, tender container plants can still look great at the end of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Container gardens offer instant gratification to those who want to enjoy flowers and plants all summer long. Fill a pot with soil, pick your plants and voila ...

I noticed Dutch flower bulbs in a store on sale at discounted prices. I would like to plant some if it isn’t too late. What do you recommend? It is not too late to plant Dutch flower bulbs for bloom ...

Q: I want to plant some flowers around my home but I don’t have very good soil. What can I do to make sure I have beautiful plants all summer? A: It is the time of year that we want to get vegetables ...

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 ...