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My garden is small so using pots for gardening is a must. Whether it's flowers or vegetables, I am always looking for ways to grow more plants – enter the unglazed terracotta pot. Not only are ...

I have grown hummingbird mint, or Agastache spp., in many gardens where I have worked. In Tuscany, we grew these perennials in a scattering of large terracotta pots alongside other fragrant herbs. The ...

For gardeners and plant lovers, it's almost inevitable that a terracotta pot will slip from your grasp and crack open on the ground. It's often not worth attempting to piece the pot back together, but ...

Terracotta pots are a welcome addition to most gardens, but notoriously become covered in a white residue over time. The porosity of these clay containers offers many advantages for growing strong and ...

According to doctors, all things Mediterranean do you a power of good. Whether it’s relaxing beach holidays – all sun, swimming and siestas – or the diet of fresh fruit, fish, tomatoes, salads and ...

Gardening always surprises, and that is part of its charm. One of the big surprises of my gardening life has been how well hostas grow in pots. It’s a practice I learned from my garden mentor, the ...