Choosing the right container for your plant isn't just about looks. it can have a big impact on the plant's health and your watering routine. Ceramic and plastic are the two most common pot materials, ...

Plastic plant pots are often used once – to bring on plants from seed or transport them home from the shops – and then thrown away. While these pots are very convenient, such disposable items ...

Recycling charity Recoup has released a report, following a collaboration with the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and plant pot manufacturers to address the challenges of recycling plastic ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The plastic plant pot is the gardener's equivalent to the shopper's plastic carrier bag: we know we use too many of them - some 500 million each year in the UK - but they’re really cheap and they're ...

Different pots have different uses for your home plants and planters. Plants behave differently in plastic containers than they do in glazed ceramic pots, and each pot has its own set of care ...