I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an ...

Regular pruning encourages bushier growth and prevents overcrowding in containers. Remove any yellowing leaves or suckers ...

A patio with a range of trees in containers - Piranka/Getty Images Growing your own produce is an exciting and incredibly rewarding experience. However, many of us aren't lucky enough to have big ...

Q: About 15-20 years ago my son gave my husband a banana tree that was about 3 feet tall. It sat outside in the hot sun in the summer and in the low 20s in the winter. We live in the Tanque Verde area ...

I saw an ad for a mail-order nursery offering several dwarf citrus plants that can be grown in containers. I would like to order some but am concerned about how successful they might be in this area.

Many dwarf fruit trees are easy to grow in containers, indoors or outdoors, or both. One somewhat less common fruit tree choice is the dwarf fig, which does well in colder zones outdoors in summer but ...

Q.:Last summer, my husband bought me a Japanese maple and we planted it in one of those foam terra cotta-like containers and placed it on the patio of our apartment. The container is huge and the ...