Hanging flower baskets and planters are a great way to brighten the view almost anywhere. But if you have potted plants that also attract hummingbirds, the scene can be even more spectacular. Imagine ...

Strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa) are a fantastic low-effort crop to grow at home. They are a fairly hardy perennial that comes back year after year to produce fresh fruit for you to enjoy.

Temperatures are dropping—finally, fitfully—toward winter, so it’s time to start thinking about when to bring in your potted plants. Okay, that part is easy: bring your plants in when nighttime temps ...

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 ...

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 ...

This spring’s super bloom was a boon to bees, but in the summer months local pollinators – whose species include a wide variety of butterflies, beetles, moths, wasps, hummingbirds, and even bats – ...

Garden Variety is an occasional column about growing plants without grief. The best thing I’ve ever grown in a container was a Meyer lemon tree—when I lived in DeKalb County, I put fresh citrus from ...

The fragrant smell and taste of fresh herbs is a big benefit when it comes to selling potted plants. If you love working with plants, growing pots full of herbs gives you a way to turn your hobby into ...

Small-space gardening has been a blessing during the pandemic. A few pots on apartment balconies, window boxes, decks, rooftops and stairwells brought beauty to our lives — and maybe even some ...