How to Repot a Plant
Knowing when and how to repot a plant is essential for its long-term health. Follow our tips to learn how to repot a plant to keep it healthy, with plenty of room to grow.
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How to Sterilize & Clean Plant Pots
Cleaning and sterilizing plant pots is an easy process that can go far in protecting your plants and extending the life of you pots. Whether your pots are clay, terracotta, plastic, wood, or metal, you can learn effective ways to clean and disinfect each.
Garden in Grow Bags
Growing plants in grow bags is a popular alternative to growing plants in the ground. Learn how to use grow bags and why they might be a good gardening option for you.
Tips for Growing Watermelon in Containers
Growing watermelon in containers is possible even if you only have a small space with which to work. Grab our top tips!
A Soil Calculator for Raised Beds and Containers
Before you make the trip to the garden center to buy potting or raised bed soil, you can easily determine how much you'll need using a simple soil calculator formula.
Tips for Bringing Potted Plants Inside
When the temperature starts to cool in fall, you can move tropical plants that were decorating your porch, patio, balcony or veranda indoors. Learn some of the best practices to move your houseplants inside for the winter.
How to Grow Hibiscus in a Pot
The exotic flowers of the hibiscus plant make it a landscape favorite, but these beauties also do well as potted plants. Inside or outside, potted hibiscus are a great choice for a sunny space indoors or out on a deck, balcony or patio.
4 Plants with Colorful Leaves for Pots
Create a vibrant scene to decorate your doorway or porch! Combine bold-colored leaves from tropical plants in containers.
Container Plants That Come Back Every Year
Decorate your deck, patio or doorstep! Use these low maintenance perennial plants create colorful, carefree planters.
How to Grow Peppers in Pots
Sweet or spicy—green, red, yellow, purple—peppers of all sorts are easy to grow in a container garden.
No-Brainer Container Combinations for Annual Plants
Eight easy-care plant combinations selected by a team of experts for their beauty, plant compatibility and outstanding performance all season long. Includes a printable PDF with step-by-step directions and a supply list that you can take along for shopping.
Secrets to Growing Citrus in Pots
Follow this beginner’s guide to grow and harvest your own lemons, limes or mandarins.
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