Containers

Vintage Urban Garden | My Houseplants Are Vacationing

Most of my houseplants are moving outside for the summer. Here's how I make them as happy outdoors as they are in. (Happier, even!)

Try Houseplants in Your Garden Planters

Use indoor houseplants to create striking garden planters for outdoors and you’ll have beautiful accents all summer.

Vintage Urban Garden | My Entryway Containers

Playful and elegant were some of the goals I had in mind when crafting these entryway containers for my garden.

Best Foliage Plants for Containers

Every container needs a couple of foliage plants. You can't beat the long-lasting impact and easy care! Here are 11 of the best foliage plants for containers.

How to save your container plants over winter

Don’t throw out tender plants at the end of the season! Save your container plants for next year by bringing a few favorites indoors as houseplants.

Colorful windowbox plantings

On the house or sitting on the deck, nothing adds to a garden’s charm like a colorful windowbox planting full of vibrant flowers and foliage.

Fall containers with ornamental grasses

Add texture and interest to your fall containers with low-maintenance and versatile ornamental grasses.

Cool-colored fall container ideas

Add late-season color to decks and patios with these pretty cool-colored fall container ideas.

Colorful summer containers for sunny spots

It’s summer so you need colorful containers that can take the heat and still look great.

A no-fail formula for designing beautiful containers

Tired of creating container gardens that fall flat? Here’s how to design a gorgeous container garden using a no-fail formula of thrillers, fillers and spillers.

Try ferns in your shade containers!

If you need some fresh ideas for your container gardens, try using ferns in your shade containers! Take a look below at two great container recipes with ferns.

Easy upcycled planters that make a great container garden

Don’t break the bank on expensive pottery when you can make these easy upcycled planters out of your thrift store treasures for a truly unique container garden!

Garden Gate Container Garden Challenge

Watch Garden Gate's Container Garden Challenge: 2 garden pros design colorful containers in 30 minutes or less. Learn their tips and get the container plans here.

Which hanging basket liner is best for you?

Here’s our shopping guide to help you choose which hanging basket liner will work best for your plants — sphagnum peat moss, landscape fabric or coconut fiber.

Grow this 4-season windowbox

This 4-season windowbox will dress up your garden all year long. Linda Vater shares tips and plant recommendations to ensure color in spring, summer, fall and winter.

Meet 12 of the Best Container Plants

When it comes to growing beautiful containers, it all starts with the best container plants. Meet 12 of our favorites for colorful, easy-care containers all season.