1. Select a pot that is not too large.
2. Put sufficient drainage material in the bottom.
3. Fill it about one-third full with your potting material.
4. Test the plant for size (make sure that the plant won't be too far down in the pot nor too high above the top of the pot). Center the plant unless it's the kind that likes to travel in a horizontal direction, in which case it should be put at one edge.
5. Now, gently holding the plant where you would like it to stay, fill all the spaces between the plant and the pot with your potting medium.
6. Press the soil gently down around the roots and shake the pot so the soil will settle. If there isn't enough soil or if the soil packs down, add some more. You pack the soil more tightly around old plants than around seedlings. Leave space between the top of the medium and the top of the pot so you will have room for water.
7. Water the plant.