We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Buying flowers, shrubs, and trees from a nursery or garden center is one option that helps make planting much easier. But like any convenience ...

Many of you are itching to start planting seeds indoors – but it is still way too early. You can, however, get your lights, racks, media mix and containers ready. Order your seeds, draw out your plan ...

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Last year, garden centers in Virginia collected 4 tons of plastic garden containers, according to a report from Virginia Tech, which helped sponsor the first statewide plastic pot recycling program — ...

Some container garden experts say that some pots are better for certain kinds of plants. For example, cacti do better in dryer soil so a terra-cotta pot with a drainage hole would be a better choice ...

A: My faithful readers are going to be experts on the basic rules-of-thumb for R.I.’s bin/cart recycling program. I repeat them as often as I can in my quest to get all Rhode Islanders to a status of ...

SO, you want to perk up your patio with new pots, but which should you choose? Obviously the setting will be key – if you have a traditional cottage garden you might not want to be accessorising with ...