If you want to dress up your porch, deck, or garden with some greenery, consider taking a DIY approach with outdoor planter box plans. Building elevated planter boxes offer several advantages, ...

Garden soil may seem like the right choice for an outdoor container garden, but as it turns out, there are better options. Here’s what to know. Why is garden soil a bad choice for outdoor plants in ...

Vertical gardening is great for small backyards and rentals. You can craft your upward sprouting garden from upcycled ...

What’s the best soil to use? Whether you’re gardening with containers, in raised beds or digging holes in the ground, you can’t go wrong with organic potting soil. With its loamy texture, ...

"Herb Gardening: How to Prepare the Soil, Choose Your Plants, and Care For, Harvest, and Use Your Herbs" by Melissa Snyder ($19.95, The Countryman Press) (The Countryman Press) Sally and George ...

Mine are the thick-leaf green/red variety and have ample shade in late morning and all afternoon. They are in pots and planters but get plenty of water and nourishment. I remove the caladiums each ...

Q: I have some tomatoes and pepper plants in pots. They are about 18 inches tall. Is it too early to plant them in my raised bed garden? It’s been too cold lately to plant. A: You’re right, it’s been ...

If you’re waiting for spring to start planting your garden — especially a vegetable garden — now is the ideal time to take soil samples, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Kiki Fontenot. If you have ...

The art of gardening requires simulating in your backyard what happens naturally in the wild. With domesticated soil and plants, this can be a pretty delicate process—both for your plants and the ...