Priya Anand

A planter is not frost proof unless its entire construction, drainage system and installation can handle repeated freeze-thaw cycles. The material matters most, but … Read more

Start about a week before your first hard freeze and work from the soil up: cut watering back, clear dead growth, mulch the surface, … Read more

Resin planters outlast plastic planters outdoors, usually by two to three times in full sun, and a good poly resin pot can hold its … Read more

Terracotta pots crack in winter because unglazed clay is porous, so autumn rain and melting snow soak straight into the pot wall. That water … Read more

Terracotta is the better pot when you grow succulents, cacti, Mediterranean herbs or anything that wants dry soil and plenty of air around its … Read more

A wicking bed planter is a container with a water reservoir at the bottom, a layer of fine gravel or stone above it, and … Read more

To convert a regular pot into a self watering planter, you nest the pot inside a watertight reservoir and run an absorbent wick from … Read more