Gardening
Make the backyard garden of your dreams a reality with these gardening tips and ideas from our experts.
10 Purple Flowering Plants to Grow in Your Garden
Add purple flowering plants to your garden and enjoy the bold, colorful blooms all season long. We found purple flowering ground covers, vines and bulbs.
The Best New Garden Plants for 2021
Reawaken your garden with these stunning new garden plants.
Grow Mexican Bush Sage for Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Plant Mexican sage in southern butterfly gardens for silvery foliage and fuzzy purple and white blooms. Grow this nectar-rich salvia...
Cardinal Flower Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Cardinal flower is a great perennial for a butterfly garden with moist soil. Watch hummingbirds flock to this native plant’s...
How to Attract Birds to Your Yard: Food, Water and Shelter
Follow these simple tips to make your yard a dream destination for birds. Learn how to attract birds by fulfilling...
Expert Garden Advice on Rabbit Resistant Flowers
Bunnies eating all of your blooms? Here's an expert's advice for the best rabbit resistant flowers and tips for keeping...
7 Natural Ways to Keep Bees and Wasps Away From Hummingbird Feeders
Bugs be gone! Discover seven smart and easy ways to keep bees and wasps away from your hummingbird feeders, without...
13 Funny Squirrel Pictures You Need to See
Squirrels can be a pain, but they're also pretty darn cute, too. Check out these funny squirrel pictures and enjoy...
The Top 10 Essential Garden Tools List
With these garden tools, you can tackle just about any job in your yard. Learn what to look for when...
Clean Out Your Clutter with 28 Recycled Garden Ideas
Everyone loves a bargain, but gardeners are an especially resourceful bunch. Reuse odds and ends you already have around the...
12 Beautiful Blue Flowers for Every Garden
Yellows, oranges, and pinks abound in the plant world, but blue flowers sometimes seem harder to find. Here are beautiful...
10 Types of Lilies Gardeners Should Grow
Lilies are beautiful, fragrant blooms for your flower garden. Some lilies are also prized as indoor plants. Learn about the...
Look for Zebra Swallowtail Butterflies in Southern States
Attract elegant zebra swallowtail butterflies to your yard by growing their favorite nectar plants. Also discover the host plant for...
10 Best Peppers to Grow in Your Veggie Garden
Pick the best peppers to grow in your veggie garden with this ultimate pepper plant list, including anaheim, cayenne, and...
What Gardeners Should Know About the Cabbage White Butterfly
Learn how to identify a cabbage white butterfly. Discover what they eat, where they live and how to save your...
The Best Types of Evergreen Trees and How to Care for Them
Choose the best type of evergreen tree or shrub for your yard and learn how to keep it healthy. These...
6 Interesting Daisy Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
There's a lot to learn (and love) about this huge family of flowers. Explore the world of daisy facts, including...
The Best Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders and 12 Tips That Work
Let's be honest: there's no such thing as completely squirrel-proof bird feeders. But you can cut down on squirrels' visits...
Lungwort Plants Are a Breath of Fresh Air
Learn why lungwort plants are such a good match for hummingbirds, how and where to grow lungwort, and which cultivars...
Top 10 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants
Attract birds, butterflies and bees with beautiful native plants that are easy to grow. Choose these plants to add color...
How to Grow a Pollinator Garden
Follow these simple steps to create a gorgeous pollinator garden that butterflies, bees and birds will love to visit. Get...
Top 10 Classic Yellow Flowers to Grow
From tall to small, yellow flowers add a splash of cheerful color to the backyard. See our favorite yellow blooming...
Should You Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden?
Should you save your coffee grounds and add them to your garden soil? Learn how the garden expert says gardeners...
How to Get Rid of Powdery Mildew
Learn what powdery mildew looks like on plant leaves and what causes this fungal disease. A garden expert explains the...
How to Arrange Fresh Cut Flowers Like a Pro
Not sure how to arrange the fresh cut flowers you got from the grocery store, farmer's market or your own...
Top 6 Trees with Pink and White Flowers in Spring
Plant pretty trees with pink and white flowers in your backyard for a display of colorful blooms in springtime. Plus,...
Top 10 Fast-Growing Annual Flowers
Get a jump-start on spring planting with the prettiest and fastest-growing annuals around.
How to Grow and Care for Haworthia Succulents
One of the easiest indoors plants to grow and care for, haworthia succulents boast unique spiked foliage with green and...
What You Need to Know Before You Buy Indoor Plants Online
Ready to become a new plant parent or want to buy indoor plants online? Get tips from an indoor plant...
Easy Gardening: Save Time by Direct Sowing Seeds
If indoor seed-starting seems a little complicated, make it easy on yourself this year with direct sowing seeds. Plant the...