Spotting a hummingbird in your garden never gets boring. Their long beaks and acrobatic antics are a sight straight out of a nature documentary, and since all that flying takes a lot of energy, ...

Known for their richly hued foliage—think bronze, plum, and amber—heucheras are the ultimate foliage filler for fall ...

Don't be sad about summer ending—these container plants will brighten up your cool-weather days. Westend61/Getty Images The end of summer is the perfect time to refresh your porch or patio containers.

As the seasons begin to change, you may be wondering how to spruce up your fading summer container garden. Incorporating late-blooming flowers and plants into your containers is a quick and ...

Even if you’ve got a beautifully designed garden, there are plenty of reasons to add plants in containers to your home. You can decorate a front porch or backyard patio with boxes or pots of flowers.

If you’re an avid gardener, the prospect of so many weeks of drab winter without a garden to enjoy can seem dismal. That’s when containers of colorful plant combinations, placed on the porch, patio or ...

When I was in college, I had three pots with tiny plants growing on my windowsill. They were my connection with horticulture. Those long nights trying to figure out why a horticulture major was taking ...

Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission You might think you need a yard and a lot of space in order to start a vegetable ...

Hummingbirds migrate north in the spring, so if you want to make your garden a destination for them, you'll need to grow nectar-rich flowers. Opting for container plants is especially beneficial, as ...

Unlike pansies or mums, these can survive the winter — then get planted directly into the ground Containers of orange pansies and red mums are among the clearest signs that autumn has arrived in the ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about sunflowers, fan flowers, poinsettias, sod and cocktail ...

New Orleans has a long gardening tradition of growing plants in containers in the landscape. According to an essay by Hilary Somerville Irvin in "The Southern Heirloom Garden" (William C. Welch and ...