Flowers aren’t the only plants that’ll grow in containers. Even trees will grow in pots if you give them big enough ones and are willing to put in the watering and fertilizing effort.

Persimmon is an orange, tomato-shaped fruit that has a sweet taste similar to a cantaloupe ... If persimmon is one of your ...

“Cantaloupe or pineapple ... in wintertime with a blanket of leaves and grass clippings. Small fig trees growing in a pot should be taken out and planted in the ground so they can grow.

One alternative is to buy plants meant to stay in pots, said Al Shay, a horticulture instructor at Oregon State University. "It's a trade-off," he said. "You give up big trees for smaller ...