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Container Gardening

Growing plants, flowers, or vegetables in containers not only helps to save space in the garden, it's also a way to add greenery to your porch or patio.
Raised bed with fillers
6 Budget-Friendly Things You Should Add to Fill Your Raised Garden Bed Instead of Soil
plants growing on a sunny windowsill
How to Garden in an Apartment When You Have Zero Outdoor Space
Container garden mixed with large and small containers
9 Flower Seeds You Should Start Right Now For the Best Blooms All Summer Long
Purple flowers with small green leaves growing in container
5 Gorgeous Plants You'll See in Everyone's Spring Container Gardens This Year
strawberry seedlings with leaves and roots being held by person with yellow gardening gloves in a garden
Is It Better to Grow Strawberries in the Ground or a Container? Horticulturists Weigh In
Potted pansies outdoors on a table.
What Temperature Is Too Cold for Potted Plants? A Pro Shares When You Should Move Them
Plant pots outside in winter covered in snow
Can You Leave Plant Pots Outside in Winter? Why Gardeners Say You Should Think Twice
Succulent plant is growing in rusty metal can
Will a Rusty Pot Kill Your Plant? Why a Plant Pro Says You Don't Need to Worry
Balcony garden.
How to Garden When You Don't Actually Have an Outdoor Space, According to Gardeners
A set of brick cold frames in a garden next to a greenhouse
Cold Frame Gardening Could Be Your Secret to Growing Veggies Year-Round—Here's How
Fall planter in a rustic container.
5 Things That Are Making Your Fall Containers Look Bad, According to Gardeners
inexpensive raised garden bed ideas with cover
6 Important Tips to Know for Winterizing Your Garden Beds the Right Way
Propagating fiddle leaf figs in water.
Struggling to Propagate Your Plants? 12 Mistakes You're Probably Making
Cilantro
How to Propagate Cilantro in Water for Fresh Herbs All Year
plants for the fill, thrill, spill method
I Tried the "Thrill, Fill, Spill" Method for Perfect Planters, and I'll Never Go Back
closeup of hellebore in winter in a pot
25 Winter-Friendly Plants That You Can Totally Grow in Containers Right Now
Teal blue shed in snow with wooden chairs
8 Things Gardeners Never Forget to Do in January (And You Shouldn't Either)
outdoor terrace garden
How to Make a Terrace Garden, One of This Year's Biggest Gardening Trends
Container garden
7 Smart Tips to Prevent Your Container Garden from Drying Out, According to Pros
Garden balcony with orange pots with pink flowers surrounded by bushes
You Can Still Grow a Beautiful Garden Without a Backyard—Here's How
Moss terrarium
How to Make an Easy-to-Grow Moss Terrarium in 7 Simple Steps
Thyme in a white pot with scissors next to it
8 Tips to Propagate Herbs Like a Pro for Fresher Ingredients All Winter
flowers in barrel
How to Grow Plants in Wine Barrels (Plus 10 Plants to Try)
Cinder block garden with mosaic pattern on outside.
15 Easy and Inexpensive Garden Ideas You Can Achieve With Cinder Blocks
Container gardens with hydrangeas
65 Container Garden Ideas Packed With Color for Any Space
Using plastic buckets for gardening
How to Garden With Buckets for the Easiest, Lushest Garden Ever
how to make a cinder block garden bed
How to Make a DIY Cinder Block Garden Bed in 7 Steps
Hydroponic vegetable garden
21 Plants Perfect for a Hydroponic Indoor Garden
how to plant a garden on your deck
How to Plant a Garden on Your Deck: 12 Tips for Successful Gardening
Patio with Plants
15 Plants Perfect for Growing on Your Front Porch
How to make a DIY succulent terrarium
How to Make a DIY Succulent Terrarium Your Plants Will Love
Fall front porch decorations with potted mums
How Do You Care for Mums in Pots? 4 Essential Tips for Fall's Favorite Flower
Raised bed garden
3 Raised Garden Bed Layouts and Growing Plans to Get Your Garden Started
Gold and concrete diy planters
36 DIY Planters That'll Beautify Your Houseplants
Squirrel looking in potted plant
How to Keep Squirrels Out of Potted Plants: 6 Ways
Herbs cultivated in balcony garden
6 Ways to Set Up a Fruitful Garden, No Matter How Small Your Space May Be
how to grow lavender in pots
How to Grow Lavender in Pots: An Expert Guide
How to Make a Fairy Garden
How to Make a Fairy Garden in 6 Easy Steps
A vertical garden hanging on a fence
28 Unique DIY Vertical Garden Ideas to Try
raised garden bed
31 Easy and Inexpensive DIY Raised Garden Bed Ideas
Houseplant being watered in a sink
The Benefits of Bottom Watering Your Houseplants and How to Do It
White wall planter pots
30 DIY Wall Planter Ideas to Show Off Your Green Thumb
Watering flower bed
How Often Should You Water Outdoor Plants?
Windowbox with winter greenery and gold berries on brick house with terra cotta painted shutters
13 Winter Window Box Ideas With Loads of Curb Appeal
A spoon holding succulent soil above three succulents and a bowl of succulent soil.
What Type of Potting Soil Do Succulents Need?
Anthurium tropical flower with red spikes in middle of white bracts and surrounded by leaves
32 Stunning Tropical Flowers to Grow Inside or Outside
container plants
10 Container Garden Tips for Beginners
Front view of sprawling Black-eyed Susan vine
How to Grow and Care for Black-Eyed Susan Vine
mandevilla flowers
How to Grow and Care for Mandevilla
red mums
How to Avoid Killing Your Mums
window box
Window Box Flowers for Sun
sweet potato vines
How to Grow and Care for Sweet Potato Vine
passion flower
Passionflower: Plant Care & Growing Guide
dahlias growing in a pot
How to Grow Dahlias in Pots For Beautiful Blooms Year After Year
White Morning Glory Flowers - Ipomoea Alba
How to Grow and Care For Moonflower
closeup of begonias
11 Varieties of Begonias for Gardens and Containers
sprouts in a glass jar
How to Grow Sprouts in a Jar
New England asters
How to Grow and Care for New England Asters
Monk's hood flowers
How to Grow and Care for Monkshood
Morning glory flower with purple petals
How to Grow and Care for Morning Glory
New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax and hybrids)
10 Great Ornamental Grasses to Grow in Containers
Planter made of pallet boxes mixed with different greens and flowers in backyard
How to Make a Pallet Planter and Prep It for Plants
Gardener topping up Potatoes with compost growing in a space saving patio bag or vegetable growing bag.
Here Are the Pros and Cons of Grow Bags
coleus plants on a patio
21 Best Patios Plants for All Gardening Levels

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