Container Gardening 101 - An Introduction to Container Gardening

Easy tips for planting a container garden

Getting started choosing plants for container gardens

Starting seeds can be frustrating, exhilarating or sometimes a little of both. Follow these tips for successfully starting seeds to increase your odds.

List of garden people I follow on Twitter.

Wishbone flower is not only hard to kill, it is a shade-loving, flowering wonder.

Root pruning sounds scary, but it's easy and can even save the life of your plant.

Definition of rose attachment for watering cans

Before you put seedlings outside in your container gardens, they need to be acclimated to the sun, wind and variable temperatures they will be facing. This is called hardening off, or boot camps for plants.

You don't have to spend a lot of money to have fabulous containers. Here are 13 ways to cut container gardening costs without sacrificing quality.

Starting container garden seeds indoors isn't hard, it's keeping them alive that can be challenging. You can save a lot of money by starting seeds, but only if they live. Avoiding these common mistakes will greatly increase your odds for success.

I'm often asked how to choose a container for a container garden. Here are some answers.

Ok, before you make a container garden there are really only four things you need, a container, plants, soil and water. It can be that simple, however, things can get a little more complicated when you’re talking about keeping your plants alive and your container gardens thriving and looking their best. Here are some articles that might be helpful before you plant your first container gardens

Have a sunny spot on your patio, deck or porch? Need an accent for a bright spot in your garden? These five plants are hard to kill and will thrive in containers in full sun. They are also lovely and common enough to possibly find in your supermarket. However, just because they're common doesn't mean you can't make them look spectacular with the right container.

A step-by-step guide for how to make a flowering plant bag.

Avoid ten common container gardening mistakes.

Here's a great way to get started with container gardening. Use a clementine box and back it with pansies and violas. It's practically foolproof and you'll have fun doing it.

Want to start container gardening? Here are some great reasons why you should give it a try!

Curious about Meyer Lemons Trees? Here's what you want to know.

How to know when your tomato is ripe. When to pick a ripe tomato

Growing strawberries in pots is easy. Growing strawberries in container gardens can also be beautiful

Ignore the conventional wisdom about tomato varieties for containers. Here are some great tomato varieties.

Straw bale gardening is a great way to grow vegetables, but it's not for everybody. Pros and cons of straw bale gardenings.

Easy instructions on how to make a straw bale garden.

Container gardening with kids is a great way to get them started.

Anything can be a container garden. All you need is some imagination and these container garden ideas.

10 tips for successful container gardens.

Tips on starting a balcony garden.

The definition of full sun

Definition of container gardening.

The basics about self watering containers.