It’s true: Vegetables and fruits straight from the garden really do taste better than their store-bought counterparts. But if ...

Container gardening can bring plant life and color to spaces such as patios. If you’re longing for a garden but are lacking land, container gardening could be a perfect way to bring ornamentals or ...

As Betty Earl, author of Fairy Gardens: A Guide to Growing an Enchanted Miniature World, explains, the goal is "to entice individuals to use their imaginations in creating a tiny, inviting world where ...

Recently, my daughter and I started a small container garden in our backyard. We planted tomatoes, lettuce, onions and a handful of herbs. We call it our spaghetti night garden. Every day we head ...

Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that produces a harvest for over a decade when properly cared for. It just needs the right ...

Your empty pots are just waiting to be filled with spirit-lifting flowers and foliage. But with thousands of varieties of plants, where do you start? Houseplants have migrated outdoors in this ...

If space is limited, but you still want to garden, try containers. Live in a condominium? Grow plants in portable pots. Only have a patio? Cultivate flowers and/or vegetables in movable old dishpans.

When I was a kid, my friends and I spent long summer days outdoors, picking daisies, observing roly-poly (also known as pill) bugs, holding caterpillars and trying to catch fireflies (lightning bugs).

With container gardening, it's surprisingly easy to slip into unsustainable practices—here's how to keep it green. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Lisa Johnson offers best practices and tips for successful container gardening. Lisa Johnson, Horticulture Educator with Dane County Extension, reviews different container types, addresses container ...