There are many draws to vegetable garden container ideas, from their compact nature and flexibility through to the increased yields that each pot can produce. In fact, most vegetables grow well in ...

Winter gardening often gets a bad rap. Cold, snow, and freezing winds make most people think that growing anything in containers is impossible. But with a bit of creativity, clever planning, and the ...

Not everyone is blessed to have a large, sunny garden, but even if you’ve only got a postage stamp sized patio, you can have a vegetable garden by growing in containers. Contra Costa Master Gardener ...

Time was, the vegetable garden was a square plot out back, the front landscaping consisted of shrubs and easy perennials, and the deck and patio glowed with pots of annuals. No more! Container ...

Many gardeners choose to raise plants in containers or in raised beds. Those with limited gardening space and those who love patio accents find that containers fit the bill. Those with poor soil or ...

Editor's note: This is part one of a three-part series on container gardening. Containers are great for people with limited mobility as well as people living in apartments or who have minimal space in ...

As a keen indoor gardener and lover of container plants, I am very familiar with the frustration of finding the perfect planter to add to your arrangement but discovering it lacks one crucial element: ...

If space is limited, but you still want to garden, try containers. Live in a condominium? Grow plants in portable pots. Only have a patio? Cultivate flowers and/or vegetables in movable old dishpans.

From raised beds to balcony planters, these simple vegetable garden ideas will inspire you to turn your outdoor space into a ...

Containers for starting seedlings can be drinking cups, cottage cheese and yogurt containers as well as commercial plant trays and coir fiber pots. Use a fine texture soil mix for your starter soil.