When we think of water gardens, we often think of large, exotic pools fed by waterfalls and filled with koi, surrounded by lush growth. But you can have your own water garden in a small space: on a porch or balcony, or even a tabletop. Here are steps for making your own container water garden.

Reader´s Digest is well known for their wide range of books on many excellent topics. Their book ´The Complete Container Garden´ is a 216 page reference full of beautiful photos, container gardening tips, and project ideas. Here is a review of this well-rounded reference on container gardening.

Toads are wonderful visitors to have to your garden – they can eat over 100 slugs, sowbugs, grasshoppers, earwigs and other garden pests a day. Here is how to build an inviting home to encourage a toad to stay in your garden and help with the pest control!

Are you a fan of hangman? Here´s a version full of words that relate to Container Gardening! Test your skill and knowledge!

The summer heat can be hard on your container garden, especially if combined with dry winds. Here are some easy steps you can take to keep your container garden beautiful all summer long.

Sweet bell peppers are a garden favorite and very easy to grow in containers. Here are the tips you'll need to harvest a wonderful crop of sweet peppers right from your porch or patio.

Tomatoes are one of the most widely grown vegetables at home. Some of the most flavorful tomatoes do not pack nor ship well, so the best way to get them is to grow your own. Here are the tips and tricks you'll need to harvest a wonderful crop all summer, right from your porch or patio.

There are many beautiful foliage and flowering plants perfect for shady-area containers. Perennial shade plants are not only easy to care for, but their beauty will lend color and joy to your garden for years to come. Here are twelve favorites for containers, with tips for planting and care.

Container plantings are perfect for brightening up a shady area. Perennial bushes are not only easy to car for, but their beauty will lend color and joy to your garden for years to come. Here are eleven favorite bushes for containers, with tips for planting and care.

Many flowers exude a beautiful, sweet fragrance. Growing fragrant perennials at an entryway, near a window, or in an outside area can make your garden an especially inviting sanctuary year after year. Here are some of the best fragrant perennials for your containers.