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  • festive container designs
    Design

    Festive Containers in Colorado Ring in the Season

    Jennny Dunlap from Denver, CO has a knack for using locally found plant resources to make her holiday containers pop! 

  • bowl full of peppers
    Kitchen Gardening

    Great Pepper Varieties to Grow in Pots

    This gardening season I grew seven different kinds of peppers in the container garden on my patio. Here’s the annual roundup to consider for next gardening season.

  • silver containers
    Design

    Lustrous Silver Container-Challenge Results

    Silver is stunning! Such a fun idea, and wow, such fantastic containers! 

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Plant a Milk Crate

    Would you like to grow a “crate to plate” garden? It turns out that milk crates are the perfect size for growing vegetables and herbs in a container garden.

  • close up of Sandy lettuce
    Kitchen Gardening

    How to Grow Lettuce in a Container

    If you're looking for a new lettuce to try this season, why not plant some 'Sandy' lettuce? Despite its name, this All-America Selections winner is tender, sweet and grows exceptionally…

  • potting a container
    How-To

    A Tidy Way to Pot a Container

    Containers are a great way to showcase your favorite plants. Container planting gives you many options for combining different plants, as well as easily changing the layout of your garden.…

  • How to Grow Eggplant in a Container
    How-To

    How to Grow Eggplant in a Container

    It might be less popular than its cousin the tomato, but eggplant has a great personality. This versatile veggie grows on a beautifully ornamental plant, grows lovely lavender flowers and…

  • planting roses in containers
    How-To

    Create Perfect Conditions for Roses

    Roses have their own special requirements to do well. Instead of fussing with them, many people just skip the plants entirely. But there is a better way. You can give…

  • Making Containers at Chanticleer
    Design

    How to Create Over-the-top Container Displays

    In this video, Jonathan Wright of Chanticleer in Wayne, Pennsylvania, shows how public gardens create those over-the-top container displays. There are over 150 containers on display on the main terrace…

  • repotting plants
    How-To

    How to Repot Container Plants

    Trimming the roots and refreshing the soil give potbound plants a new lease on life