Dahlias, with their mesmerizing blooms, can be easily grown at home with proper planning. Selecting strong tubers, preparing ...

Container plants are brilliant because you can position them anywhere in the garden to provide a screen. ... ‘The bonus is that it can be bought at 3.5 metres tall,’ Harriet explains.

"Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "They occur within several different plant families in ...

A container garden can be any type of grouping, ... use the tried-and-true rule for a mixed dish garden. Combine thriller (tall), filler (round around the middle) and spiller plants (edging).

For lush, abundant container arrangements, the traditional recipe includes a cute, rhyming threesome of plant types: thrillers, fillers and spillers. Thrillers are tall upright plants intended to ...

Build your own container garden that fits whatever size space you have. By Brian Clark Howard and Timothy Dahl Published: Jun 13, 2016 5:05 AM EDT Carly Hennigan/ Istock ...

It thrives in containers and is easy to care for. In areas where it is hardy, don’t be afraid to plant it in the landscape. USDA Growing Zone (s): 8 to 11 Sun Exposure: Full to partial sunlight ...

Your plants will grow tall during the summer. They can become top-heavy and topple during windstorms. Terra cotta and ceramic containers stand up better, for example.

Ensure your lavender plants thrive, offering scented blooms for years to come, by determining if it's better to plant them in the ground or in containers.

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about care of pagoda plants, tomatoes, tibouchina, coleus, crown of thorns and St.

When planting a container, mix plants of different heights for a layered effect. Try something different from the typical tall plant in the center with a ring of shorter plants and instead include ...

Choose plants that grow no larger than 10 inches tall; plants 5 to 6 inches tall are best. Bonus: Four-inch containers will often contain more than one plant, possibly as many as six. Divide them ...