Whatever your planting style, deciding what to put in winter containers means you need to get creative with your choices. Your efforts will be totally on show as there's usually so little competition ...

Though many consider winter a time of rest, those of us who like to grow flowers in containers will be keen to continue ...

Q. I have two half barrels at the entrance to my patio home that get sun until around 2 p.m. during the summer months. The annual flowers I'd planted were looking pretty shaggy so I took your advice, ...

Pansies such as this Amber mix Matrix selection without the traditional dark blotch are referred to as clear and are great for displaying pure color. Gary Bachman MSU Extension Service When I woke up ...

GRACE HENSLEY IS a garden coach specializing in container design (Fashionplants.com). Hensley knows the power of planting and styling an entry (or a patio, or balcony, or pool deck) to create a ...

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 ...

Winter is the dormant season for many gardens, but you can still boost curb appeal with front porch pots. Choose the right plants and you can create gorgeous mixes for winter containers. Many magical ...

As I was browsing through the garden center this weekend, I saw a display of pansies for the fall and winter seasons. Pansies are tough plants that will perform all through the fall and winter in our ...

Don't like having a dull, colourless garden in the winter, once most of your trees and flowers have died in the cold? Well, winter-blooming pansies could be just the ticket for enjoying vibrant ...

The Rocket selection is a longtime favorite with plants that reach 2.5 feet tall with lots of colors including white, yellow, red, pink, violet and purple. They make good cut flowers but are top heavy ...