Cracked, chipped, and so-called unusable patio pots can become like-new again. Decaying terracotta? Cracked clay? Plastic getting weak? Don’t waste your money on expensive new replacements.

For those channeling those romantic, heady Mediterranean vibes in their terrace, patio, or balcony gardening efforts, terra cotta pots of all sizes are likely a go-to planting option. They look ...

green algae and other things that make a terra cotta pot look old. Some actually paint on lime to hasten the “whitening.” Putting gravel in the bottoms of pots to improve drainage is a garden ...

By Margaret Roach Flower pots, they are not. But Stephen Procter’s large stoneware garden vessels, some as tall as five feet and incorporating 250 pounds of clay, are nevertheless functional ...

Protect them now as you do your fall garden cleanup and before winter takes its toll on them. Clay pots are especially vulnerable. Clay absorbs moisture. As it freezes and thaws throughout the ...

On the main floor, Auds H. Jenkins trims a dry pot by using wet clay to secure the pot and slowly revolves the pottery wheel. Trimming a pot is essential to refining the finished clay body and ...