Take the guess-work out of your garden, and put these tough plants to the test in your backyard.
Gardening Basics
New to gardening? In the market for easy gardening tips? We're sharing all of the gardening basics you'll need to turn your backyard into a stunner.
Natural Ways to Eliminate Garden Insect Pests
Looking for ways to eliminate garden insect pests, without resorting to pesticides? Get our tips for controlling garden bugs. Read more >
Top 10 New Plants for 2014
It’s time to celebrate! The garden world is abuzz over this year’s arrivals, and we’re sharing our list of top 10 new plants for 2014.
Gardening Basics: Secrets from the Garden Center
Shop confidently for flowers and shrubs with these insider tips from the pros. Industry experts show you the gardening basics to follow for a better (and less expensive) buying experience.
Gardening Basics: Identifying Weeds in Your Garden
Not sure how to tell the good from the bad when identifying weeds in your garden? We’ll help you figure out whether you should pull it up or let it grow.
Top 10 Plants for Sandy Soil
Since water runs right through sandy soil, the growing conditions are rather dry, even if the area gets a lot of rain. These 10 plants for sandy soil don’t seem to mind.
Top 10 Plants for Clay Soil
Slow-draining clay soil makes life difficult for many plants. Not to worry: these 10 plants for clay soil thrive in it.
Gardening with Ornamental Grasses
Low-maintenance and versatile, gardening with ornamental grasses is a great way to show off the grass in your yard as more than a tidy green carpet. With this comprehensive list of our top picks, growing ornamental grasses has never been easier!
Grand Ground Cover Ideas
Capitalize on every inch of your garden with these ground cover ideas to fill otherwise empty areas. Whether you’re working with sun or shade conditions, this basic gardening list features 12 of our ground cover favorites.
Winter Gardening: Striking Plant Ideas
Just because temperatures drop off late in the year doesn’t mean winter gardening has to follow suit. With these striking plants, winter blooming flowers, and some gardening basics, you can boost texture and add hints of color to your yard.
From Our Community
**~~** Welcome to Picture Post, Saturday, March 8th, 2014 **~~**
Welcome to your picture post. I hope you have enjoyed all the great photos that everyone has been sharing...and if you have some to share we would love…
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Last spring this shiny little Yellow-throated Warbler followed me around the celery bog for twenty minutes. What a friendly little bird, I hope he comes back this year.
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