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• Aster Admiration

  Those of us who love our gardens often spend lots of time thinking about color combinations, trying to solve the riddle of "what goes with what." Even if you find the answer, you still have to worry about whether your color coordinated blooms... Posted Sep 16 2008, 03:51 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: asters, fall gardening, container gardening

• Moss Rose

  At this time of year I am always trying to get the purslane out of my sidewalk cracks. Now its relative, portulaca or moss rose, is growing out of some of those same cracks and I couldn't be happier. Purslane is a creeping, succulent plant, with plump... Posted Aug 08 2008, 04:06 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening, moss rose, portulaca

• Container Care

  Now that it's nearly mid summer, those of us who garden in containers may have noticed that our potted plants look a little care-worn. A few easy steps can fix this First, if you haven't mulched your pots with fine bark mulch, pebbles, beach glass... Posted Jul 18 2008, 08:33 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening

• Container Herbs

  On a recent trip to the garden center, I saw a variety of large pots planted with herbs. These assortments were billed as "Herb Garden in a Pot" or, more evocatively, "Veranda Herb Basket." Each one contained four or five common herbs... Posted Jun 22 2008, 08:41 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening, herbs

• Making Pictures

  The great English garden designer Gertrude Jekyll was celebrated for her long, Impressionistic flower borders. These planting schemes were based on the color spectrum, with monochromatic plant masses flowing seamlessly into plant masses of the neighboring... Posted Apr 16 2008, 10:37 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening

• Pots and Perennials

  For years people have been filling pots with annuals. If I had a dollar for every lovely pot of red geraniums or purple petunias in my town, I would be a rich woman. There is absolutely nothing wrong with red geraniums, purple petunias or any other colorful... Posted Apr 01 2008, 08:35 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening

• Creative "Pots"

  One characteristic that most gardeners have in common is creativity. If we really want to do something--whether it's growing an exotic plant or finding a way to deter pests--we figure it out. It's part of the fun of gardening. Recently I have... Posted Feb 18 2008, 09:31 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening, ecology

• In Praise of Nasturtium

  Whether your garden is a series of containers or a multi-acre spread, annual nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) are a must-have. They are beautiful to look at, easy to care for, drought tolerant and even edible. What more could you ask? Most nasturtiums have... Posted Feb 13 2008, 10:29 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening, nasturtiums

• What to Do With a Strawberry Jar

  For the last couple of weeks I have been trying to decide what kind of strawberries I want to grow in my garden this spring. After studying various types and varieties I have decided to put some June-bearing plants in my front beds and grow an everbearing... Posted Feb 12 2008, 10:48 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening, strawberry jars

• Pots and Plans

  If you read anything about gardening these days, you will read a lot about two topics--climate change (or global warming) and containers. Gardeners are better equipped to cope with climate change than almost anyone else, because most of us are very aware... Posted Feb 02 2008, 01:00 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: container gardening