Mums are a go-to fall bloom for containers, but that also makes them a bit boring. Spice things up with other, equally pretty ...

If your outdoor potted plants tend to die of thirst due to your absence or absentmindedness, try selecting less-thirsty species.

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.

Nothing adds a pop of color, a smidgen of style, or a dash of drama to the garden like a perfectly planned and planted container. And while every gardener has their magic recipe for what works ...

Don’t fret if you’re without a yard to grow the flowers or fruit trees of your dreams. A wide variety of plants can thrive in containers that can perk up the appearance of your front porch, deck or ...

Having relocated from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest 12 years ago, I was genuinely astonished to see folks cultivating perennials, shrubs and trees in pots, confidently letting them brave the ...

When the world shut down in the spring of 2020, Simon Lax, a microbial ecologist, occupied his days by walking from his home in Cambridge to either Mahoney’s Garden Center in Brighton or to Ricky’s ...

Many container plants must be safely stored from freezing temperatures in the winter. You either moved them to a slightly warmer spot to shelter, like a garage, or indoors to a windowsill. Either way, ...

Q: When I moved to Redding, I put my potted plants outside and they all promptly died. When I examined the plants, they pulled right out of the pot. The roots looked like they had “boiled” inside the ...