Container Gardening

  1. Container Gardening Resurrection

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Yesterday

    I have long been a proponent of tossing plants that are near death or look awful. However, my recent experiences are making me rethink this approach. After declaring my Meyer lemon tree a dead duck, it rebounded exhuberantly. Now my… Full Story »


  2. Miniature Container Gardens Provide Indoor-Outdoor Fun

    Dave's Garden &bull Feb 3, 2012

    Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. The miniature garden hobby is a rapidly growing subculture among garden enthusiasts. Interest has grown enough over the last decade to warrant specialty shops and plant nurseries to spring up everywhere to supply the demand for miniature plant varieties and tiny accessories. Dollhouse collectors and model train hobbyists, possibly with an interest in gardening, may have catapulted this craze once miniature live plants became readily available to add even more realism to their scaled model scenes. Structures and tiny embellishments designed for dollhouses… Full Story »


  3. Five Things Friday: Citrus

    Life on the Balcony &bull Jan 27, 2012

    I'm starting a new series called "Five Things Friday." Each Friday, I'll share links to five articles all curated around a theme. This week, all of the links will be related citrus trees. Growing them. Eating their fruit. The pests… Full Story »


  4. Container Gardening Books

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Jan 23, 2012

    Apparently, January 23, is National Reading Day. I'm a huge fan or reading and spent part of my weekend curled up in front of the woodstove with a book. Total bliss. I love all kinds of books, but I'm kind… Full Story »

  5. Container Gardening for Good

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Jan 5, 2012

    In my heart of hearts I've always believed that container gardening might help save the world. I wasn't sure how, but now I am. It's called 'bagriculuture' and it is helping to feed some of the poorest people in the… Full Story »

  6. Container Gardening Uncertainty

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Dec 26, 2011

    There is apparently even a day, November 17, designated, "Coping With Uncertainty Day." It occurred to me that every day, when container gardening, is a 'coping with uncertainty day'. I guess when it comes down to it (and I realize… Full Story »

  7. Last Minute Container Gardening Gifts

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Dec 23, 2011

    If you are like me, you wait until the last minute to buy gifts. Until about, well now, I'm like the proverbial deer stuck in the headlights of the holidays - completely paralyzed and panic stricken. Fortunately there are solutions… Full Story »


  8. Proven Winners Garden Gurus are here!

    J. Peterson Garden Design &bull Dec 5, 2011

    I have big news! I am happy and so excited to announce that Proven Winners, plant brand extraordinaire, has created a group of gardeners/writers to serve as brand ambassadors-and I'm one of them! The Proven Winners Garden Gurus is a… Full Story »

  9. Container Gardening Amnesia

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Dec 1, 2011

    Ok. This is a blog post from last year. After I read it, I howled with laughter because I realized that I am a container gardening amnesiac and could have written the exact same thing this year. Once again, I'm… Full Story »

  10. Container Gardening Article Round-Up

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Nov 28, 2011

    I'm starting a regular blog post which will be a list of all new articles I have written that month. I know this website is a little confusing and the content is a bit hard to track down, so to… Full Story »

  11. Paperwhite Narcissus Container Gardening

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Nov 21, 2011

    The results from the poll came in that 39% of respondents love paperwhites. I'm totally in the love them camp. Right about now I go berserk with planting up my paperwhite narcissus bulbs for the holidays. I love the way… Full Story »

  12. Five Easy Houseplants and How to Grow Them

    Dave's Garden &bull Nov 9, 2011

    In narrowing down the list of which plants to include in "Five Easy Houseplants and How to Grow Them", I keep returning to the winsome Heartleaf Philodendron to place at the top of my list. What's not to love? The heart-shaped leaves are like green valentines, loving you back. It's an adorable, easy, low-maintenance specimen. Beginners gravitate to the Heartleaf because it's cute and satiny and has a vining habit-it trails. What fun it is to get the vine started around a window frame or some other support and then watch! It is rewarding to discover how obliging this specimen… Full Story »

  13. Elisabeth C. Miller Botanic Garden and Library

    Commonweeder &bull Nov 3, 2011

    When I joined 70 other garden bloggers in Seattle this past summer, one of the first places we visited was the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanic Garden which is a part of the University of Washington. There were familiar plants, and… Full Story »

  14. READER PHOTOS! More from Brenda's garden in Georgia

    Fine Gardening &bull Oct 20, 2011

    More photos today from Brenda Addington's garden in Suwanee, Georgia. Don't you think she's really good at incorporating ornaments into her garden in a tasteful way? Love it! Thanks, Brenda, for sharing your awesome garden with us. In case you… Full Story »

  15. Jack-O-Plantern

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Oct 19, 2011

    Container Gardening Picture of the Week Jack-O-Plantern Photograph Kerry Michaels How to Make Pumpkin Planters More Fall Container Garden Pictures Pictures of the Week on About Full Story »


  16. Fall Container Planting Round-Up

    J. Peterson Garden Design &bull Oct 18, 2011

    After 10 years designing landscapes for my clients, part of which includes container planting, I'd like to think I've come up with a few pretty good ideas. But I'm not alone-I happen to have a ton of talented friends who… Full Story »

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  17. Tips for Fall Container Gardening

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Oct 14, 2011

    Flowering Cabbage Rocks Photograph Kerry Michaels Fall has finally arrived. The leaves are mind blowingly brilliant and the apples are crisp and abundant. While this is the time of year I have to start cleaning up my container gardens, I… Full Story »

  18. Pumpkin Planter

    About.com - Container Gardening &bull Oct 12, 2011

    Container Gardening Picture of the Week Pumpkin Planters Photograph Kerry Michaels How to Make Pumpkin Planters More Fall Container Garden Pictures Pictures of the Week on About Full Story »


  19. The Garden Ladder

    Urban Garden Casual &bull Oct 9, 2011

    What many may like about this simple project is that it can be completed in a very short amount of time and only has to be as difficult as you, the gardener, make it. To begin the project requires saving… Full Story »

  20. What Is a Soilless Potting Soil?

    Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas &bull Sep 30, 2011

    In a general sense, soilless potting soil is any type of planting medium product that does not contain the type of dirt you normally find in your garden. Most gardening experts, however, define soilless potting soil as planting mediums that… Full Story »

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