Gardening in Containers or in the Ground: What Do You Need to Know?
Container gardening has been on the rise for a number of years now. Once very marginal and mainly reserved forContinue Reading
Category: Container gardens
Building an Urban Vegetable Garden: Tips and Tricks
May is the perfect time to start your urban vegetable garden, or even build one. For several years now, I’veContinue Reading
Let it Rock with Hypertufa Troughs
These containers are great for showing off alpine rock garden plants, succulents, dwarf hostas, dwarf conifers, bonsai, sedums etc. MakingContinue Reading
Why Grow Plants in Troughs?
By Julie Boudreau When you are in the least interested in alpine plants, you inevitably discover troughs. These thick concreteContinue Reading
Who Gardens in a Condo?
Larry Hodgson published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French and English.Continue Reading
What to Plant on a Windy Balcony? Part 2
After having explored, in a previous text, the challenges and some possible solutions for the art of gardening on balconiesContinue Reading
What to Plant on a Windy Balcony? Part 1
Across America, and probably worldwide, condominium towers are springing up like mushrooms! The result of this relatively new residential realityContinue Reading
Silver Leaves for Gorgeous Containers (Or My “Snow Queen” Theme)
The last few years have given us many very interesting annuals with gray foliage, and I believe that this year,Continue Reading
Creating a Garden in the Smallest of Spaces
By Katie Brenneman We’ve all dreamt about owning a large garden with hedges, flower beds, water features, lawns, and patios.Continue Reading
A Miniature Conifer Container Garden: Beauty Without Blooms!
By Larry Hodgson Gardeners are often so focused on flowers that we sometimes forget there are other plants of interestContinue Reading