Can you plant perennials in pots rather than in the ground? Yes, and there are many benefits to adding perennials to your container gardens. As the University of Georgia Extension notes, they can ...

Bare-root perennials may not look so exciting when they first arrive, but with some careful planting and care, they can ...

The best perennial plants for pots are ones that offer a long season of interest and are winter hardy, so you can rely on them to return again the following summer. Perennials work really well for ...

Container gardening has become so much more chic than red geraniums, vinca vines trailing over the edge, and a green spike in the middle for height. In addition to the scads of new annual flowers ...

Container gardening is an excellent way to bring color, fragrance and beauty to small spaces, patios, or balconies. Whether you want a beautiful floral display or a fresh supply of herbs for your ...

In simpler times, container gardening was small-scale landscaping using flowering annuals. Enjoy their color for one season and go with something new the next. But shifts toward food production and ...

Insects relish scabious flowers and there are some first-year flowerers; Beaujolais Bonnets (60cm) wine flowers and pale ...

Perennials and containers make a great gardening combination, but they will quickly go to pot if overlooked in the winter. Plant roots are vulnerable to freezing in containers, where the soil hardens ...

While it’s certainly possible to start California native perennials, shrubs and trees from seed, most people buy plants that are growing in pots to transplant to the yard. By far the best time for ...

Most of us crave color in the landscape. Colorful flowers and foliage enliven a landscape and bring interest and beauty. We typically plant colorful flowerbeds to provide splashes of color. While ...

If you want perennial plants to settle in as quickly and easily as possible, it pays to get them in the soil at the right time. Perennials planted in summer are more at risk of transplant shock, while ...