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 ...

Good stewards of the land and environmental champions often wonder how to reuse plastic plant pots. The last few generations have shown renewed interest in reusing cast-off items and there is more ...

Plastic pots are cheap and retain moisture well, but will need wrapping with bubble wrap over winter to prevent plant roots from freezing. Topiary specimens look good in wooden half barrels or ...