There was a time when pot was either a container in which you made soup or grew flowers. It’s wise to choose our words more carefully now. If I ask about your pot preference, I should clarify that I’m ...

While Delaware hasn’t been caught in the grip of a drought, much of the country has been at various times in the last decades. This new book by David Bainbridge fascinated us, partly because it’s ...

Gardeners who travel will love these absorbent clay pots from Egypt. Modeled after the Olla, an ancient ceramic pot prevalent throughout North Africa, the small vessels are designed to water plants ...

I was recently introduced to the olla – a garden hack that's been used for centuries to help irrigate gardens. What is an olla, you may ask? Well, it's a simple terracotta vessel that's buried in the ...

There are certain objects in the garden that I find ineffably appealing: an old watering can (even a leaky one is so much more friendly and biddable than a kinking hosepipe), a sundial and, most ...