When you first start planning a container garden, it's likely your mind is preoccupied with the endless number of bright florals to choose from. Structural and textural plants, like grasses for ...

Whether you’re short on garden space or simply want to bring more texture to your patio, ornamental grasses make exceptional container plants. "They're hardy, versatile, and well-suited to different ...

Container gardens are a great option for everybody. Invest in large pots. The soil in containers that are less than 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall can dry out very quickly in hot weather, which can ...

Looking for year-round texture, movement, and color without fussy upkeep? Perennial ornamental grasses deliver all three.

Fall’s arrival brings a new color palette to our world in so many different ways. From the tree canopy above us to the shrubs in our landscapes, everything melds into a rustic array of autumn ...

Prince Tut and the dwarf exquisite Queen Tut papyrus grasses have put the proverbial ta-da in The Garden Guy’s containers this year. The story, however, really goes back to October. I have two ...

Containers are great for gardeners with little space, but they are equally useful in a big garden that needs a focal point. For the past several years, Wave petunias, coleuses, sweet potato vines and ...

Norman Winter is a horticulturist. He is a former director of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. Follow him on Facebook at Norman Winter “The Garden Guy.” See ...