Container Gardening

Mix Colorful Perennials for a Texture-Rich Fall Container

Create a stunning fall container with bright perennials and cold-tolerant plants. Get ideas for a late-season display full of color, texture and interest.

Cool-Toned Fall Container Recipes From a Garden Designer

Find beautiful cool-toned fall container recipes from Susan Nock, owner of Thistle Containers. Plus, learn her tips for planting up lush late-season displays.

Make a Bold Statement With Tropical Plants in Containers

Grow tropical plants in containers for eye-catching color, texture, and foliage. Learn easy ways to create lush displays and overwinter tender plants.

Meet Our 2026 Container Challenge Winners!

Explore this year’s Container Challenge winners, with plant lists and tips from our readers to inspire your own stunning container garden designs.

2026 Container Challenge Honorable Mentions

Check out 6 inspiring designs that earned honorable mentions in the 2026 Container Garden Challenge.

2025 Container Garden Challenge Winners

Get inspired by this standout collection of reader-designed containers — each one full of personality. Plus, we’ve included plant lists so you can recreate them yourself!

Charming Shade Container Garden Ideas

Need new container ideas for your shade garden? Get inspired by this gardener's collection of planters, featuring lush foliage and even a few perennials from her garden.

Easy Summer Flower Planter Ideas

Transform your outdoor living spaces with these 3 container recipes full of textures and blooms.

2024 Container Garden Challenge Winners!

Check out these winning designs from our 2024 Container Challenge! We'll share their planting plans and tips to inspire you to grow your best container garden.

Cool-Weather Plantings for Spring Containers

Are you looking for some cool-weather plants to tuck into spring containers? We have 3 colorful planting plans that can handle the cold nips in spring.

Fall Windowbox Planting

See how to plant up a colorful windowbox for fall with cool-season annuals and dried accents from the garden to dress up a front entry in our how-to video!

Hanging Basket Planter Ideas

Be inspired by these 5 great hanging basket planter ideas!

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2023 Container Challenge Winners!

See the winning designs in this year's Container Garden Challenge along with planting plans so you can recreate these beautiful arrangements in your own garden.