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Getting Started with Container Gardening Here's a look at some of the benefits of container gardening and choosing the right containers for your plants.   |
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Going to Pots Use containers to create a glorious garden anywhere |
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Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
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Barbara Pleasant |
Caladiums Colorful tropical foliage stars in garden beds and indoors. |
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Planting a Window Box Combine flowering plants and those with attractive foliage in window boxes to add color to decks, window sashes, and porch rails. |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
The Holiday Cactus For lavish winter color, invite these rainforest natives indoors |
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Charlie Nardozzi |
Those Bloomin' Holiday Gifts How to keep holiday gift plants at their best year-round... |
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Planting and Care of Annual Flowers When it comes to cut flowers, it's hard to beat annuals for their sheer production and ease of growing. |
National Gardening
Ann Whitman |
Making a Water Garden in a Tub To the uninitiated, water gardens seem complicated, expensive, and fussy. But many of the principles of gardening in water are the same as those for gardening in soil. If you can grow a tomato, you can grow a water lily. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Planting in Pots Container gardens are a movable feast for the senses. Here's how to assemble and care for knockout combinations |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Winter Annuals A colorful way to garden this winter... |
| National Gardening |
Container Gardening 101 Today's condominium owners and apartment dwellers do not have to forsake gardening. In fact, they can create their own garden hideaway in small spaces. |
| National Gardening |
Maintaining Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks will keep keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Beth Marie Renaud |
Tomatoes in a Can Growing full-size tomatoes in containers saves space and protects plants from disease |
| National Gardening |
Growing Citrus in Containers By moving container-grown citrus trees into a greenhouse, sunroom, or bright indoor location, gardeners anywhere can grow them. |
| National Gardening |
Annuals and Perennials for Containers Learn the differences between annuals and perennials, and use this guide for planting and caring for them in containers. |
This Old House
Ashley Womble |
Planters With Punch Gone are the days when terra-cotta ruled -- try these stylish containers for indoor and outdoor gardens. |
National Gardening
Rick Darke |
Grasses in Containers Grow grasses in ornamental pots to create combinations that would be impossible in open soil. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
National Gardening
Patt Kasa |
Sunny Sedum Sedums, also called stonecrop, are versatile plants. They grow well in perennial borders, containers, and rock gardens. Their thick, fleshy leaves and colorful blossoms that makes them sought-after additions to any garden. And they are among the easiest of plants to propagate. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
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Robert Smaus |
The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
National Gardening
April 2000
Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
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Big Pots - Early Tomatoes Large containers are attributed to the success of growing early tomatoes. |
| National Gardening |
Making a Water Garden Bring an exotic touch to your patio, deck, or yard by making a small water garden in a tub. |
| Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Best Winter Annuals For gardeners in the South, fall is the time to switch gears. While northern gardeners are pulling out plants in preparation for freezing temperatures, southern gardeners can plant pansies, violas, and other hardy annuals to provide color from winter to early spring. |
This Old House
Michelle Brunner |
Easy DIY Succulent Centerpiece Leave colorful containers of hardy plants outside for a fun focal point |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Reusing Potting Soil Although not commonly recommended, it is possible to reuse old potting soil for seed starting and transplanting. |
This Old House
Kathryn Keller |
Little Green Thumbs When it comes to gardening, kids can't wait to dig in. Here are some ideas to help them get growing. |
AboutSafety
March 2, 2001 |
Fire Hazard From Filling Portable Gas Cans In Vehicles Fires can result from the buildup of static electricity. The insulating effect of a plastic bed liner or a carpet prevents the static charge generated by gasoline flowing into the container or other sources from grounding. |
