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Container garden with red coleus, yellow and blue torenia, and silver artemisia on a white gravel path in a tropical garden

11 Easy Colorful Container Garden Ideas

Cultivate your artistic side by mixing and matching colorful annuals, perennials, and tropical plants in containers. By Doug Jimerson

Glamour Flowering Kale variety in a garden

12 Annual Flowers That Can Take the Cold

Add months to your gardening season by planting cool-weather annuals in the early spring (or fall) when temperatures are too chilly for m...

Spring garden with pink and yellow Petchoa next to a flagstone pathway, patch of green lawn, a wood deck, and a blue fountain with water

10 Smart Tips for a Colorful Garden

Employ these ten easy tips in your yard to ensure lots of bold, beautiful color. By Doug Jimerson and Karen Weir-Jimerson

10 Things to Do in Your Garden in July

10 Things to Do in Your Garden in July

Midsummer can be the best and the worst of times in your garden. Here are some tips to help you focus on the best of times. By Doug Jimerson

Group of white-glazed terra-cotta container gardens in landscape with Alocasia, Lysimachia, Angelonia, Calibrachoa, Cordyline, and other plants on a white gravel pathway

10 Tips for Terrific Containers

The sky’s the limit when it comes to container gardening. You can grow almost anything in pots and planters, mixing and matching flowers,...