Stand Up and Garden (The Countryman Press, 2012) by Master Gardener Mary Moss-Sprague is a complete how-to guide for raised-bed gardening that allows anyone to grow robust fruits and vegetables in any ...

Here are some ideas if you're looking for inexpensive containers for seedlings or for a grouping on your patio. How about using milk cartons or buckets? Don't forget the drainage holes. Also: baskets ...

What you use to start your seeds can set your garden up for success or failure. Sown indoors or out, these tools will make ...

Most urbanites, and many suburbanites, are restricted to containers when planting a garden. Containers have a lot of advantages: they’re portable, cheap, and can be placed in awkward places, from ...

Many gardeners choose to raise plants in containers or in raised beds. Those with limited gardening space and those who love patio accents find that containers fit the bill. Those with poor soil or ...

Container gardening is a major trend today. More and more people are planting in pots to green up balconies, patios and roofs, to grow a few vegetables or as accents in the garden. But often we think ...

You don’t need a greenhouse, a fancy store-bought contraption, or even special “grow lights” to start plants from seed. It’s easier than you might think to start a big chunk of your gardens inside on ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. This week I toured Chalet Nursery and Garden Center ...

Pots and planters add instant color and flexibility. Learn how to choose containers, manage watering and soil, and pick ...