Around here, we love pool noodles. What makes them so special and versatile is the padding they offer and the delicate hole down their center—both of which are key to their functionality in your ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Growing spinach in pots is easy and fast, meaning you can get a healthy harvest of super-nutritious leaves from a container. It is ideal for anyone with an urban garden, as you can grow spinach in ...

Gone are the days when people filled their front garden beds with flats of annual flowers to create a summer-long carpet of color. That’s just too expensive and too much work these days for all but ...

An interior designer who has made a career out of maximizing space in tiny homes has the answer. By Julie Lasky If you visit Alejandro Aguilar’s Brooklyn home in early spring, the best time to show up ...

It’s finally cooling off and it’s time to tuck in those potted plants that have decorated our decks and patios all summer. Gardening in containers has increased in popularity over the past few years ...

QWe have an elevated deck on which we are adding a pergola to create some shade. The deck has an unobstructed southern exposure. Because the deck is elevated we need to plant in containers. What ...

New Orleans has a long gardening tradition of growing plants in containers in the landscape. According to an essay by Hilary Somerville Irvin in "The Southern Heirloom Garden" (William C. Welch and ...