Agave's spiky leaves make it a popular drought-tolerant plant. Here's how to care for an agave plant in your container garden.

Container plants are much more vulnerable to the devastation of summer heat and sun than those planted in the ground. Therefore, you need to provide special care to help them survive -- and more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Potted plants are an excellent way to add color and beauty to your space. Growing your plants in containers makes it easy to ...

Q: I was wondering if there is a trick to container gardening. I have been using potting soil, along with plant food, and my plants keep wilting. What am I doing wrong? A: There are two things you ...

You can grow berries in containers in small spaces, and here an experienced horticulturist discusses the five easiest berries for a deck, balcony, or patio ...

Jump-start spring with a beautiful container garden of cold-hardy plants ...

Start your container garden early with five cold-hardy plants that can handle chilly weather before spring arrives.

Container gardening: The fun art of creating and maintaining a self-contained garden. Annuals, perennials, compact shrubs, ornamental grasses, herbs, vines and even veggies, solo or in combination ...

Gooseberries are naturally compact, shallow-rooted, and highly productive plants. Pritts recommends the prolific plant for container growing as it is self-fertile, hardy, and easy to maintain in pots.

Q:Recently I bought an 'Early Girl' tomato transplant. I'm growing it indoors to start; it's almost tripled in size, and the top leaves and stems look healthy. However, I realized a few days ago that ...

Succulents either grow in the cool or warm seasons. Some grow in October until April when they go dormant. Warm season plants go dormant in October. Plants with shallow roots or that tend to rot ...

How pots filled with annuals, grasses, herbs and more can transform any outdoor space King Louis XIV famously grew orange trees in the wooden boxes known as Versailles planters, but you don’t have to ...