How to Choose the Best Plant Containers
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Container Gardens
How to Keep Squirrels Out of Potted Plants: 7 Smart Tips
This guide on how to keep squirrels out of potted plants includes using barriers, applying repellents, and limiting food sources. Stop tree squirrels and ground squirrels from digging in your containers by using several of these tactics to find what works best for you.
How to Make an Adorable Broken Pot Fairy Garden in 4 Easy Steps
A broken pot fairy garden is a great solution for using up damaged garden pots. Make use of a cracked terra-cotta pot by transforming it into a sweet fairy garden container overflowing with moss and a variety of succulents.
Easy 4-Step DIY Paver Planter Box
Skip the store-bought concrete containers and instead make your own with this easy DIY planter roject.
9 DIY Vertical Gardens for Better Herbs
An herb wall garden allows you to create a beautiful and efficient space for your herbs. You'll love these vertical DYI herb garden tips, which are easy to make and modify.
How to Plant a Wheelbarrow Fairy Garden
Create a charming miniature landscape in a vintage wheelbarrow that you can move about as you like.
16 Pretty and Simple Combinations of Window Box Flowers for Shade
Here are 16 beautiful and easy-care combinations of window box flowers for shade to add color wherever you need it.
3 Potted Plant Arrangement Ideas for a Gorgeous Patio Garden
Fill a space with beautiful color and texture using containers that rival earthbound flower beds—especially in spots where planting is difficult.
How to Build a DIY Gabion Plant Stand
Create a gabion (a metal cage that holds stones) plant stand with these easy instructions.
How to Make a Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece
Use these simple step-by-step instructions for creating a fall pumpkin succulent planter centerpiece to decorate your dining room table all season.
Do Rocks Provide Good Drainage for Potted Plants?
Rocks, gravel, and similar materials are touted as effective ways to provide drainage for potted plants—but in actuality, they do more harm than good.
How to Care for Potted Mums So They'll Bloom All Season Long
Potted mums are an easy way to add color to your fall garden. Keep them alive and blooming as long as possible with these care tips.
15 Container Garden Plants That Breeze Through Summer's Heat
For container gardens that will look gorgeous even through the dog days of summer, try these plants that can take the heat.
9 Terrarium Fairy Garden Ideas That Are Utterly Adorable
Check out this terrarium fairy garden photo series! These miniature gardens feature craggy landscapes and tranquil scenes of storytelling with tiny characters inside glass containers.
24 Unique Repurposed Planters Made from Salvaged Materials
One of the best ways to add charm and warmth to a garden is repurposed planters made from galvanized tubs, old boots, a wheelbarrow, or other finds.
Top Butterfly Container Garden Ideas
Bring butterflies to your garden—even if you have just a deck or patio—with these easy container recipes.
9 Dish Garden Designs That Will Bring the Outdoors In
These easy dish garden designs allow you to arrange your own landscape tableaux, whether mimicking a desert scene or a forest floor. Create your own tabletop outdoors experience with our helpful tips.
14 Unique Planters for Succulents You Can Make from Thrift Store Finds
Transform flea market or antique shop finds like thermoses, light fixtures, and broken typewriters into upcycled garden ideas to house succulents.
10 Front Porch Planter Ideas to Drape Your Entryway in Color
Get inspiration and tips for combining containers and plants with these front porch planter ideas to create maximum curb appeal and match your style.
19 Rabbit and Deer-Resistant Container Plants for Your Garden
These rabbit and deer-resistant container plants don’t usually attract furry four-legged creatures for a snack or meal.