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8 Surprising Facts About Roses

Garden roses are an easy-care alternative to traditional blooms.

How to Grow Your Own Tea At Home

Put the kettle on and brew a one-of-a-kind blend by growing your own tea plants.

Ron Pittaway’s Finch Irruption Forecast

How one ornithologist predicts winter finch irruptions and what you can expect to see this...

Create a No-Carve Patterned Pumpkin for Halloween

Glam up a pumpkin with some tape and a can of spray paint.

How to Make a Super Cute, No-Carve Owl Pumpkin

With big eyes and mournful cries, owls make the perfect spooky pumpkin motif.

7 Creepy Crawly Facts About Spiders

Hone your backyard spidey senses and learn about these garden good guys.

How Straw-Bale Gardening Works

Try this smart and easy way to grow veggies.

Attract Northern Mockingbirds to Your Backyard

Keep your eyes and ears open for this talkative songbird.

Share a May Basket in a Mason Jar

Arrange beautiful May flowers in a mason jar for a rustic, feminine effect.

Make a Bean Dip Veggie Garden

Fill a pot to the brim with bean dip and plant a bunch of veggies...

Decorate Easter Eggs with Colorful Washi Paper

Skip the messy dyes and decorate eggs with cheerful washi paper to create a cheerful...

What’s Wrong With My Succulent?

Five quick fixes and troubleshooting tips for succulent growers.

7 Spring Holidays to Celebrate This Year

Learn how flowers and trees make our favorite spring holidays extra special.

From Carrots to Cucumbers: Your Guide to 7 Veggie-Harvest Times

Veggie harvest times vary based on temperature and growing conditions.

7 Fabulous Facts About Flowering Trees

Learn more about everyone's favorite spring showstoppers!

7 Interesting Facts About How Birds Nest

There's a lot more to bird nests than meets the eye.

Dye-Your-Own Pretty Pastel Mason Jars for Spring

Color your world with these glass mason jars you can dye by hand at home.
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The 7 Do’s and Don’ts of Garden Containers

7 Tips for a Thriving Small-Space Garden from the National Garden Bureau.

7 Extinct Bird Species That Shouldn’t Be Forgotten

How many of these extinct bird species have you heard of?

6 Ways Green Thumbs Can Thrive in Winter

Keep calm and garden on, no matter the weather!

8 Facts About Christmas Cactus

What do you know about this classic holiday plant?

How Butterflies and Bugs Hibernate

Butterflies and bugs make themselves at home nestled under leaves or hidden beneath tree bark...

The 5 Do’s and Don’ts of DIY Seed Mix

Save money and make your own birdseed blend.
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The truth about squirrels

The truth about squirrels is this: No matter how cute they might be, they are...
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Yesterday a group of Girl Scouts and their leaders came over to the garden to...