Hanging Baskets, Containers & Potted Plants

The secret to growing healthy plants in hanging baskets and containers begins with using great potting soil - and there is no better way to ensure amazingly healthy potting soil than to create your own at home. Best of all - it's easier than you could ever imagine! With great soil, a plant’s root system…

There is nothing that adds more beauty and interest to a front porch, patio or backyard deck than beautiful hanging baskets - especially when you can keep them flowering big and beautiful all summer long! If there is one issue that many gardeners face when growing their favorite flowers in hanging baskets, it is how…

You might be surprised just how easy it is to plant and grow a delicious crop of tomatoes in ordinary 5 gallon buckets. And even better, how successful you can grow doing it! More and more gardeners are trying their hand at growing tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. Not only can you grow and enjoy…

Want to save those expensive mums you purchased this fall and keep them alive over winter to grow again next year? Not only is it possible, it just might be easier than you ever imagined! Mums are the go-to plant for fall decorating. But can they ever be expensive! Especially when you consider that the…

Did you know that saving your geraniums and keeping them alive over winter is not only possible - it's actually quite easy to do? Geraniums are one of the most popular flowers of all for adding big color in the spring, summer and fall. With their long stems, bright green foliage and clustered petals they…

What ever you do this fall, don't toss those dying hanging baskets and container plants to the curb - instead, recycle and recharge your old potting soil to reuse it again next year! Not only is it easy to do, it can save BIG money too! Autumn is closing in, and many of the potted…

Looking for a way to save your dying hanging baskets and container plants and bring them back to life? As summer hits full stride, many flowering baskets and potted plants begin to take a turn for the worse. Plants that were once filled with gorgeous blooms and bright green foliage now look like they are…

When it comes to fertilizing your potted plants for success, what you use to power your plants and how often you apply it can have a big impact on the longevity of your flowering pots - including helping to keep your container plants blooming big all season long! It's hard to beat the beauty and…