One of the most fun container garden ideas is to pick plants that you can watch mature. Planting your containers with bulbs lets you enjoy all the different stages of growth and color in the blooming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tulips in container garden. If you want your garden containers to be filled with colorful flowers in spring, now's the time to get ...

Garden expert Mark Thompson relies on color theory as a recipe for front-stoop success For this container in full sun, Thompson opted for a triadic scheme, using colors that are equidistant on the ...

At a time when garden soil is still far too cold to grow much of anything, the potting soil in containers can absorb plenty of sun for growing plants. Many spring container gardens are planted with ...

Think spring! Late September to early October is prime time for planting spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths and alliums — whether you plant them in the ground or in ...

It depends on who you're asking, but in my work as a professional gardener, one of the best things about spring is flowers. From the earliest snowdrops and hellebores to daffodils and tulips, the ...

SEATTLE — After a long cold winter like this last one, we all need something to lift our spirits and remind us that spring will soon be here, and nothing adds a cheery glow like planting up a simple ...

If you garden in a small space -- around a patio or on a deck or balcony -- growing plants in pots is a good way to add color and a little pizazz to the space. And, in a big garden, placing large pots ...

It finally feels like spring. The sun is shining and the cherry trees are blooming, but don't let the warm weather fool you. It's still too early to plant those tender annuals you've been eyeing up on ...