Container gardening makes growing your favorite plants easier, allowing you to move them around and manage their size. Begin ...

Melinda Myers, a horticulturist and gardening expert, describes this ornamental grass as a compact version of the native ...

Drought-tolerant container plants are the way to go for an easy-care patio display this summer. And happily, there are plenty of tough perennials to choose from. It's important to note that most ...

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 ...

Several years ago, I planted a London garden where the brief was grasses, grasses, and more grasses. The clients were mildly obsessed. And, despite my reservations, I'll admit, they were onto ...

Native plants are the new darlings of the landscaping world, which is shifting its focus from ornamentals to building habitat to help hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators ...

Here's something that has puzzled me for a while. Why does 'cat grass' die so quickly, whereas grass growing on a lawn, for example, does not? It's grass, it grows, and then after a few weeks it flops ...

This story is part of a package about growing food in containers. Learn how to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs in a contained space. You don’t need land to be a farmer. With the right kind of sun, ...