25 Colorful Container Garden Recipes for Shade That Are Easy to Grow
Shade container gardens offer a quick and easy way to brighten up a shady yard. Our caladium container ideas come with design suggestions and plant combinations. Give them a try!
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How to Care for Potted Mums So They'll Bloom All Season Long
Potted mums are an easy way to add color to your fall garden. Keep them alive and blooming as long as possible with these care tips.
How to Make a Succulent Heart Planter from Concrete
Cement your love of succulents by whipping up this adorable concrete planter that you can hang up.
19 Rabbit and Deer-Resistant Container Plants for Your Garden
These rabbit and deer-resistant container plants don’t usually attract furry four-legged creatures for a snack or meal.
How to Plant a Wheelbarrow Fairy Garden
Create a charming miniature landscape in a vintage wheelbarrow that you can move about as you like.
The 3 Best Types of Berries to Grow in Containers, and How to Grow Them
These essential tips for growing raspberries in pots can also be used to grow strawberries and blueberries. Here's what you need for a sweet crop.
How to Make a Mini Succulent Garden for a Portable Potted Display
You can enjoy your own succulent pocket garden regardless of how little space you have. Here's how to create a mini succulent garden in a pot.
Do Rocks Provide Good Drainage for Potted Plants?
Rocks, gravel, and similar materials are touted as effective ways to provide drainage for potted plants—but in actuality, they do more harm than good.
36 Container Garden Ideas to Inspire Your Own Pretty Plantings
Use these container garden ideas to create the best-designed planter for your patio, window box, or other container planting.
How to Plant Window Boxes Like a Pro
Learn how to plant window boxes, including ideas for what to plant and essential planting tips.
11 Fragrant Patio Plants to Fill Your Outdoor Space with Sweet Scents
Count on these patio plants to add sweet fragrance to outdoor spaces with their flowers or even foliage.
Add Vertical Gardening to Your Yard for Space-Saving Greenery
Add dimension to your growing spaces with vertical gardening—whether you're concocting an herb garden, dressing a trellis, or adding color while saving space.
How to Make an Adorable Well for Your Fairy Garden
Add a touch of charm to your fairy garden with this DIY well, complete with a tiny basket. Follow these step-by-step directions and images to make your minature fairy well magical.
15 Best Fall Flowers for Pots to Enjoy Some Late-Season Color
Create stunning autumn container gardens with these blooming fall flowers for pots that bloom up to the first frost and beyond.
How to Make an Adorable Broken Pot Fairy Garden in 4 Easy Steps
A broken pot fairy garden is a great solution for using up damaged garden pots. Make use of a cracked terra-cotta pot by transforming it into a sweet fairy garden container overflowing with moss and a variety of succulents.
How to Make a Succulent Wreath
Craft your own succulent wreath to make a statement on your front door. All you need is a wreath form and a heap of small succulents.
How to Keep Squirrels Out of Potted Plants: 7 Smart Tips
This guide on how to keep squirrels out of potted plants includes using barriers, applying repellents, and limiting food sources. Stop tree squirrels and ground squirrels from digging in your containers by using several of these tactics to find what works best for you.
3 Pretty Planting Ideas for Strawberry Pots That Aren't Strawberries
Strawberry pots aren't just for growing strawberries. Flowers, succulents, and herbs thrive in these unique planters too.
36 Fall Planters to Bring the Beauty of the Season to Your Doorstep
Get inspired with these plans for fall planters to create colorful displays with annuals, perennials, grasses, and more.
How to Plant a Container Garden in 6 Easy Steps
Follow these easy steps for planting a container garden. Our guide outlines how to choose a container, the right plants, and how to combine them.