You have lots of choices when potting plants, and you might think the type of pot or container you use isn't an important decision — but it can actually be pretty significant. Whether potting to grow ...

Don't toss those empty nursery pots, turn them into something new! Here's how you can turn old terracotta and plastic pots ...

Nothing brightens up a garden like butterflies and bees — and with this nifty DIY water station, you can give them somewhere ...

While Delaware hasn’t been caught in the grip of a drought, much of the country has been at various times in the last decades. This new book by David Bainbridge fascinated us, partly because it’s ...

I used some terra cotta containers for the first time this year and heard that I should put them away for the winter. Is this worth doing? Many gardeners use containers to add interest to their ...

Do I really need to move my new terra cotta containers inside for the winter? My gardening friends have advised me to put them in my garage during the cold months. — Sarah Jones, Barrington Many ...

The selection of the pot seems insignificant when it comes to gardening, yet choosing the right pot might bring a lot of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While there are many free benefits to gardening—exercise, Vitamin D, reducing stress, connecting with ...

Disappointing though it may be when you smash a beloved teacup, the good news is that it's easily repurposed into ...

These cute cactus cupcakes are a lot easier to handle than their prickly look-alikes. Chocolate cake is baked in terra-cotta pots and then topped with cookie crumb dirt and a fudgy, chocolate-filled ...

Ancient Indian communities utilized terracotta's porous nature for cooling, a practice dating back over 3,000 years to the Indus Valley Civilization. This natural evaporation process, similar to human ...