Container gardening Ideas, Tips & Guides

Urban Garden Retreat Follow this gardener's journey to cultivate a neglected yard into a joyful (and award-winning!) urban garden retreat in Maryland. Meet our 2020 Reader Garden award winner: Anne Barone!

Secrets to Easy Multiseason Container Garden Plantings Create stunning year-round container displays using this simple method from Heather Thomas of Cape Cottage Garden. Multiseason container garden planting made easy!

Charming Shade Container Garden Ideas Need new container ideas for your shade garden? Get inspired by this gardener's collection of planters, featuring lush foliage and even a few perennials from her garden. Summer container garden ideas for shade

Would you like to perk up your garden this winter?  This guide to the best winter plants for pots has lots of gorgeous plant suggestions to inspire you.

Are you looking for some easy ways to get your garden looking good in autumn?  This guide to the best fall plants and fall flowers for pots is packed with autumn plant inspiration.

Are you looking for advice on how to plant lavender in pots?  This guide covers everything you need to know about how to grow lavender in pots, including tips on lavender varieties, planting instructions, how to care for lavender plants in pots, and growing lavender in pots indoors.

Easy Summer Flower Planter Ideas Transform your outdoor living spaces with these 3 container recipes full of textures and blooms. 3 Flower planter ideas perfect for summer!

Tips for Growing a Rooftop Garden No green space? No problem! Learn how this Chicago gardener created a beautiful rooftop garden in the city. Smart tips for a successful rooftop garden

2024 Container Garden Challenge Winners! Check out these winning designs from our 2024 Container Challenge! We'll share their planting plans and tips to inspire you to grow your best container garden. Our readers' best container garden ideas

Cool-Weather Plantings for Spring Containers Are you looking for some cool-weather plants to tuck into spring containers? We have three colorful planting plans that can handle the cold nips in spring. Welcome spring with cool-weather containers

Are you looking for inspiration on drought tolerant plants?  This article has 50 great suggestions for low maintenance plants that will tolerate hot, dry weather.

Are you looking to create wow factor in your hanging basket or container garden displays?  This list of the best trailing plants for hanging baskets and pots has twenty fantastic varieties to help you do just that.

Hanging baskets are a versatile and visually captivating way to bring greenery into any outdoor space. While seasonal blooms offer bursts of colour, evergreen plants for hanging baskets provide interest that lasts throughout the year. From cascading, lush foliage to delicate textures and colourful flowers, evergreens bring life to vertical spaces, offering a dynamic backdrop that complements any garden.

Are you looking for advice on the best plants for outdoor pots?

Creating a stunning garden display doesn’t always require vast expanses of space at ground level. You can bring the thrill of vertical greenery right to your doorstep with climbing plants for pots.

Finding the best plants for shallow pots can sometimes feel like a challenge.  Surely that lack of depth means less than ideal conditions for your plants?

Are you struggling with an ant infestation in your potted plants? This article will show you how to get rid of ants in plant pots, with ten easy, natural methods you can try.

If you’ve never heard of a bulb lasagne you’re probably raising your eyebrows right now.  It is a real gardening ‘thing’ though!

Would you like to find out how to grow garlic?  It’s such an easy crop to grow!

You’re probably reading this article because you have a passion for gardening, but you do not have a regular garden, because you live in an apartment (most probably), or you own a house in a city or your plot is too small? Whatever the reason is– there is a section of gardening that does not require large space: Container gardening.

These Container Gardening Arrangements can make your entryway, patio, balcony, rooftop, and backyard stand out dramatically! Check out these arrangements that we have put together, keeping in mind their low-maintenance nature!

In container gardening, one of the biggest challenges lies in finding the right growing medium for the plants that you wish to grow. Most gardeners will source the potting mix they use from a store.

Thrillers are tall, upright plants that add the height to the arrangement. Thrillers are the great way to add a vertical aspect to your containers.

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Add a splash of colors to your home and garden with the awesome flowers of Hydrangea! Here are some Pictures of Container Gardening with Hydrangeas that’ll surely tempt you into growing this beautiful plant!

Garden soil is heavy, the water can’t drain from it freely. Clay particles in soil fit tightly together and prevent water from draining away and air from entering, which is not good for plant roots.

Watch this YouTube video tutorial to learn how to make these awesome strawberry planters out of kitty litter buckets!

It’s nice that you talked about how plants that are grown in containers need less maintenance in comparison to the ones grown on land. My wife wants to start gardening as a hobby, however, we don’t have much space in our property.

Here’s an exclusive list of the Best Shrubs for Containers that you can display on a small patio, a rooftop garden, a balcony, or a big backyard!

Quirky succulents are easy to grow and fun to display with these nine exceptional containers that brilliantly combine form and function.We link to vendors to help y