On a steamy July day, this gardener is tempted to stick to the porch. It's more comfortable in the rocker beneath the ceiling fan, a glass of lemonade in hand. Besides, the porch is a fine place to ...

An array of different plants in hanging baskets - Dmitrii Marchenko/Getty Images Hanging baskets are a great way to bring vertical color and new dimension to your yard. They can decorate otherwise ...

Before shopping for plants, think about the effect you want to make. Maybe you'd like all one color with different textures to add character and depth. Or perhaps a hot shot of orange and yellow ...

Sophie is a great fan of garden competitions that are open to everybody – such as the hanging basket challenge at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Everyone from school students to ...

If your hanging planter has seen better days, don't toss it just yet. Turn it into an elevated DIY birdbath with only a few ...

Colorful hanging baskets of flowers hanging from a house. - Elena_Alex_Ferns/Shutterstock If you have a hanging basket that spends its summer days in full sun, you ...

If you held onto yours from last year—and you should—here's how to get another year of blooms from them. One of my favorite parts of spring is being able to finally put color back in the garden, and ...

Alaska is the hanging basket capital of the world. Between our Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse and the thousands of yardeners who have them, what city can compare? Some Alaskans have been displaying ...

Hanging baskets brimming with blooms appear stunning during summer, yet they have a tendency to wither and die rapidly unless gardeners give them careful attention. When plants are elevated in the air ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Gardening Guru Ciscoe Morris has advice on how to care for the Mother’s Day gift you may have received: "About 12 million of you bought baskets for your mother for Mother’s Day, and ...