Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter container display with cones and heather. Whatever your planting style, deciding what to put in winter containers means you ...

With the lack of plant growth and color, wintertime can sometimes have a dismal effect on our yards and gardens. Even though the season of brightly lit evergreens and greenery is right around the ...

Pots and containers offer a superb alternative to planting in the ground. This is especially true in areas of your garden that have little or no soil, like wooden decks, concrete patios, and small, ...

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 ...

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With pansy season upon us, we need to consider companion plantings that will not only look good this fall and winter but also offer a crescendo next spring. Pansies have only gotten showier in the ...

Viola x wittrockiana, more commonly known as Pansies, are short-lived perennial flowers. Originating back in the 1800s, the flowers come in a vast array of colors and are ideal for planters, hanging ...

Perennials for cool season containers may seem like the proverbial horticultural oxymoron, but that is exactly what I have been planting the last few days in my zone 8a landscape. My favorite pansy ...

Judging from the attendance for our fall container class last week (more than 90) it is encouraging to know that many Northwest gardeners are just saying “No” to looking at boring pots of dirt all ...

It's either time — or nearly time — to start seeds indoors for the upcoming growing season, depending on where you live. But what about starting them outdoors, despite the frozen ground, whipping ...