June is time to fill planters and pots with flowers and vegetables and also to cut back the tall garden phlox and the sedum Autumn Joy so these two summer blooming perennials will branch out on ...

I’ve grown several varieties of phlox over the years, but one border in South Wales really sticks in my mind. A private garden with a vast romantic border that brimmed with cottage garden favorites – ...

Investing in big planter pots can enhance your outdoor space, but they also take more soil to fill than most plants need. If you want to upgrade to larger planters, one Instagrammer has the ultimate ...

The aromatic perennial rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is a bit of a jack of all trades. It's a staple of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine, its medicinal uses range from curing indigestion to improving ...

Garden expert Joe from 'Joe's Garden' has shared his go-to way of filling large garden containers with soil before planting seeds that won't break the bank. A gardening expert has showed how you don't ...

Q: I’ve ripped the dead and dying annuals out of a big pot by our front door, and have no idea what to put in there so we don’t look at bare dirt through the winter. Please say something besides ...

Have you looked at someone’s patio and wondered why their containers look so pretty? Or maybe how they decided which plants to put together in one container? The old advice was thriller, spiller, ...

Choosing the right size pot for aster variety is a primary consideration. Aster seeds require cold stratification for germination. Plant nursery seedlings six to eight weeks before heavy frost in ...

KENNEWICK -- Creating a garden oasis out of a 16-by-16 patio outside her condo's back door didn't take a miracle, "just a lot of creativity," said Lee Petkevicius of Kennewick. Most would have simply ...

Now that daytime temperatures are once again in the 90s, it's time to think about ways to conserve moisture in your potted patio plants. The best way to avoid sudden plant death from dehydration is to ...