SMALL STARTS, GOOD THINGS
What would you
like to grow?
Find a plant. Make a little space. Get growing.
Simple steps for your own little patch of green.
THE ONE-POT PROJECT
A little pot of greens.
Grow spinach in four simple steps ↗
Start with what you’d like to grow.
A few places to start.
Browse all 52 guides →An outdoor pot, a garden bed, or a green corner indoors. These are starting ideas; each guide explains the conditions that make its plan work.
FlowersFrench marigold
Compact French marigoldA bright spot on the front steps.
- Pot
- 12-inch pot
- Start with
- 1 compact start
FlowersBegonia
Compact wax begoniaSmall flowers for a sheltered, partly shaded corner.
- Pot
- 12 in. wide × 10 in. deep
- Start with
- 1 nursery plant
FlowersShrub rose
Original Knock Out (‘Radrazz’)A flowering shrub to build a garden around.
- Space
- 4 ft between shrubs
- Start with
- 1 nursery shrub
VegetablesRadish
Small round salad radishNine little roots. A satisfying first harvest.
- Pot
- 12 × 12 × 8 in.
- Start with
- 18 seeds → 9 plants
HerbsBasil
Sweet or Genovese basilA sunny pot, a handful for dinner.
- Pot
- 3-gallon pot
- Start with
- 1 nursery start
FruitStrawberry
Seascape day-neutral strawberryA sunny pot and a few ripe berries to pick yourself.
- Pot
- 3-gallon pot
- Start with
- 1 nursery plant
HouseplantsSpider plant
Chlorophytum comosumA fountain of leaves, with little plants to share.
- Pot
- Keep its nursery pot
- Start with
- 1 small plant
HouseplantsZZ plant
Zamioculcas zamiifoliaGlossy green leaves. Plenty of time between drinks.
- Pot
- Keep its nursery pot
- Start with
- 1 small plant