When we think of water gardens, we often think of large, exotic pools fed by waterfalls and filled with koi, surrounded by lush growth. But you can have your own water garden in a small space: on a porch or balcony, or even a tabletop. Here are steps for making your own container water garden.

Reader´s Digest is well known for their wide range of books on many excellent topics. Their book ´The Complete Container Garden´ is a 216 page reference full of beautiful photos, container gardening tips, and project ideas. Here is a review of this well-rounded reference on container gardening.

Toads are wonderful visitors to have to your garden – they can eat over 100 slugs, sowbugs, grasshoppers, earwigs and other garden pests a day. Here is how to build an inviting home to encourage a toad to stay in your garden and help with the pest control!

The summer heat can be hard on your container garden, especially if combined with dry winds. Here are some easy steps you can take to keep your container garden beautiful all summer long.

Sweet bell peppers are a garden favorite and very easy to grow in containers. Here are the tips you'll need to harvest a wonderful crop of sweet peppers right from your porch or patio.

Hummingbirds are a joy to watch and beautiful in the garden. You can easily grow a garden to attract and nourish these beautiful birds in almost any climate. Here are some design ideas using easy-to grow container plants for your container garden.