Container gardening
Planting Evergreens in Containers Outside
This is the time of year when our customers are asking about planting an evergreen shrub or small tree in a pot, box or whisky barrel outside. Fortunately, there are many great options that will be beautiful through the winter and in some cases, years to come. Here are the keys to success: 1. A…
Read MoreSuccess With Bulbs in Containers
Here are six tips for successfully growing spring-flowering bulbs in containers. Tulips, hyacinths and more: plant now for spring color.
Read MoreHow Container Refreshers Bring Us Joy
In early August some of the pots, baskets, and boxes that we planted or purchased in May are flower-filled and beautiful. Others need grooming, and a few might need some addition and subtraction…using plants, not mathematics. On Cape Cod we can have a good two and a half months of possible color and flower power…
Read MoreCan I Leave a Shrub or Tree in a Pot All Winter?
Here are the guidelines for knowing if your plants will live through the winter in the pots or boxes where they are growing.
Read MoreContainers In The Fall ~ You Have Options!
See how to dress up your containers for fall or fill them with spring bulbs. Learn why you should empty some pots for the winter.
Read MoreQ & A From Last Week’s Happy Hour
Questions answered about combining plants in containers, if we can plant summer annuals outside now, and fertilizing annual pots.
Read MoreSpring Container Ideas
Containers that are planted with spring flowers will lift your spirits through May. Here are ideas for cheerful plant combinations.
Read MoreHaving Fun With Pots
Get creative with flower pots and plants, indoors in the winter and outside in the coming summer: cheerful, mood-lifting activities.
Read MoreContainer Gardening ~ 12 Tips for Success
You can grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees in pots. Here are 12 tips for success for container gardening.
Read MoreChoosing Plants For Window Boxes
In the old days, window boxes and pots got filled zonal geraniums (Pelargoniums), some variegated trailing vinca (Vinca minor) and perhaps some “spikes” (Dracaena). Although all of those plants are still available for people who want them, there are scores more to choose from. In fact, there are so many annuals and tropicals available that…
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