Tag Archives: container gardening

Tips for Keeping Birds out of Hanging Baskets

June 15, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

It’s not uncommon for gardeners to find house finches, mourning doves or robins nesting in hanging baskets. If you’re experiencing the first such occurrence you may react with delight—baby birds are so ugly they’re cute! However, in most cases hanging …

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Tips for Growing Roses in Containers

June 8, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Growing roses in containers is a lot like growing them in your garden bed. The same keys to healthy roses apply: sun, great soil, fertilization, ample air circulation and consistent watering.

Grow Bags: A Growing Trend in Edible Gardening

May 26, 2015 | Jennifer Smith | 0

An alternative to raised beds, heavy pots or traditional garden plots, grow bags make it easy to tuck edibles anywhere in the garden, porch or balcony.

Keep Up with Houseplants As the Seasons Change

March 17, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

As winter shifts to spring, most houseplants’ needs increase. To help houseplants cope with seasonal changes, keep the following in mind:

Caring for Phalaenopsis Orchids as a Blooming Houseplant

March 3, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Most people catch the orchid bug with a moth orchid (Phalaenopsis spp. and cvs.), which can cope with the typical environment of the home. These beauties flower in winter and early spring, making them popular gift plants. Here are tips …

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Grow Silky Rock Jasmine in Rock Gardens or Troughs

March 3, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: We love ‘Chumbyi’ silky rock jasmine (Androsace sarmentosa ‘Chumbyi’) for its fuzzy foliage and fragrant pink flowers. This semi-evergreen miniature perennial is perfect for a rock garden, stone-wall planting or year-round containers dedicated to other alpine plants, such as …

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Keeping Tabs on Houseplants in Winter

February 17, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

If a collection of houseplants is all that separates you from full-on gardening withdrawal this time of year, be sure to follow these two key tips for keeping them healthy and vibrant in the depth of winter:

How to Grow Turmeric Indoors and Out

February 9, 2015 | Gardening Jones | 0

Turmeric is one of the more popular edibles recently, due to the increased awareness of its many health benefits. But what people don’t know is that it can be grown at home. This was one of our fun gardening experiments …

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Durable Desert Moss Takes Foot Traffic and Drought

February 2, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: We love ‘Wallowa Mountain’ desert moss (Arenaria ‘Wallowa Mountain’) because it is an evergreen, exceptionally short and compact groundcover native to Oregon that resembles moss yet is very drought tolerant. Superb for xeric and fairy gardens, permanent containers, between …

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Grow Easy Sandy Lettuce in Containers or Garden Beds

January 20, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: We love ‘Sandy’, an oakleaf lettuce, for its sweet taste, disease resistance (including powdery mildew, tip burn and downy mildew) and heat tolerance. ‘Sandy’ lettuce can be grown among cool-season annual flowers in mixed beds and containers, or kept …

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Growing Potted Cyclamen as a Houseplant

December 29, 2014 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Cyclamen are available as houseplants in winter, and they’re often given as gifts or purchased to be holiday decorations. Here are tips on caring for potted cyclamen.