Potted lavender doesn't always bloom as expected, but a few small spring adjustments can make a noticeable difference in how ...

Callie Works-Leary is the founder of The Dallas Garden School, which offers classes and resources for North Texas gardeners. She is a native of Dallas. If you’re looking to add a pop of color where ...

Take the guesswork out of picking a perfectly sized container for any plant.

Garden centers offer lots of ready-made flower pots and hanging baskets this time of year for those who want to grab and go, but it’s fairly easy and usually less expensive to put together your own.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stawberry plant in container with fresh fruit - Westend61/Getty Images Strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa) are a fantastic low ...

Too much sunshine can take its toll on container gardens. They're already at a disadvantage – potted plants tend to get hotter and dry out quicker than those planted in the cool ground. The results ...

Q: When I moved to Redding, I put my potted plants outside and they all promptly died. When I examined the plants, they pulled right out of the pot. The roots looked like they had “boiled” inside the ...

If winter weather arrived earlier than expected, or you just ran out of energy to get the last end-of-the-season-bargain plants in the ground this fall, all is not lost. Take steps now to protect the ...

There are areas in most landscapes where it is not practical or possible to create a flowerbed. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have color in those areas. A little imagination, a decorative container ...

You can always tell a diehard gardener. When the first frost of fall is forecast, they’re outside in the dark with a flashlight, covering tomato plants with old bed ...