The nutrients in your soil feed the plants that feed you. Here are tips on getting it right — just in time for planting season

This adaptable spreader thrives in water or soil, making it a terrific addition to containers and living walls

Go ahead, lie about age. Moss on garden statues, planters and pavers creates the beautifully deceptive look of time’s passing

If a too-wet garden is raining on your parade, try these water-loving plants and other ideas for handling all of that H2O

Use these planting ideas for in-deck planters and built-in containers to match any style of garden and sun exposure

This great design plant is 400 million years in the making. See how it’s inspiring art, soothing spaces and building design

Add a riot of color to a windowsill, table or balcony by repurposing old cups and saucers as little planter pots

Defy tradition with engagingly odd plant containers that offer unexpected delight in the garden or indoors

Learn how to grow and use this ancient and mysterious natural wonder for delightful texture in the landscape

Give your container garden a fresh look by converting a galvanized-metal trough into a large planter