Decorating Your Balcony Garden for Halloween
I hate Halloween. There. I said it. If there was a bad guy for Halloween–a grinch of some sort–I...
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How to Protect Your Container Garden From Frost
Temperatures usually don’t get cold enough to really harm my plants until January or February here...
Best Asian Vegetables for Container Garden
As I’ve become more adventurous as a cook, I’ve discovered a whole new world of vegetables, leaf...
Fall Color on Your Balcony Garden
This past weekend I flew out to Vermont to visit my brother who is going to college there. We were a...
Best Ways to Preserve Basil
Basil is probably one of the easiest herbs to grow in a container, and gives you a lot of bang for y...
How to Make a Container Moon Garden
Gardens are wonderful. We all–or almost all of us–can agree on that. But what if you’re busy w...
9 Super Plants for Shady Containers
Gardening in the shade can be pretty challenging, especially if you like bold, colorful plants. But ...
Flower Combinations for Fall Container Gardens
If your balcony is looking a little ragged around the edges, join the club. I’ve started pulling o...
Recipe: Tomato Chutney
If you’re still swimming in tomatoes, you might really like this recipe. I made it last weekend an...
An Updated List of Herbs and Vegetables That You Can Grow on Shadier Balconies
Over the past year I have been collecting edible plants that will thrive with less than shade and p...