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Designing your garden

Don't Plan, Just Plant Don't Plan, Just PlantThis gardener offers a no-nonsense approach to designing a perennial border.

A Room with a View A Room with a ViewDesign garden scenes that look good from inside the house.

Celebrate Spring with Cool-Season Containers Celebrate Spring with Cool-Season ContainersFill your pots with colorful plants that don't mind chilly weather.

Container gardening

Four Container Planting Ideas for Autumn

Four Container Planting Ideas for AutumnThese recipes hold up even as temperatures go down

10 Plants for Year-round ContainersThese survivors can stay in pots for years, lending consistency to your designs

Stylish Shady ContainersLow light doesn't have to cramp your creativity or limit your plant choices

VIDEO Designing Container GroupingsClusters of pots offer immediate impact and unrivaled flexibility

Thrillers, Fillers & SpillersHere’s a simple recipe for eye-catching containers

Containers for Every Season

3 Ways to Design with ContainersGo from humdrum to eye-catching with these easily adaptable strategies

Six Superb Herbs for ContainersThese plants can be tricky in the ground, but pot them up and watch them thrive

VIDEO A Great Pot Inspires its Planting

Designer Secrets for Over-The-Top PotsLearn the dos and don'ts of creating jaw-dropping containers