Continuous Containers With Cool Season Flowers

Who says you have to wait and plant your containers in May after a final frost? I have plants in my containers all year long and start my season in early to mid March after pulling out Christmas greens, using a long list of early spring flowers (see below) that can tolerate and flourish in …

Top 10 Annuals That Can Take the Cold

Planting Containers Early After a long cold winter, gardeners are itching to get some color outside, even as early as St Patrick's Day, here in the mid-Atlantic region. Most hardy annuals tolerate light frosts, but not freezing.  April 1st marks the start of my container season, but I have to be careful what I plant. …