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Make the backyard garden of your dreams a reality with these gardening tips and ideas from our experts.

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6 Go-To Flowers You Should Plant in Your Butterfly Garden

Readers share their favorite flowers that always attract the most butterflies to visit their gardens.

Garden Tool Basics: How to Choose and Use the Best Tools

An informative guide to your essential gardening tools, including what you need, how to use...

If You Love Gardening, You Should Try Baking Botanical Focaccia

After seeing this beautiful garden-inspired bread all over her Instagram feed, Diane Morrisey had to...

How to Get Rid of the 10 Worst Garden Insects

As if weeds and weird weather weren't bad enough, gardeners also have to face insect...

Learn When to Prune Hydrangeas for Big, Showy Blooms

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning hydrangeas. Learn how to identify what type...

10 Easy-to-Grow Houseplants You Can Buy on Amazon

New plant parents rejoice! We found 10 low-maintenance houseplants sold on Amazon.com that will beautify...

Gardening with Kids: A Guide to Backyard Tasks for Every Age

Everybody can get in on the backyard fun with our seasonal guide to kids garden...

Plant a Meadow: Grow Wildflowers for Butterflies

Grow a garden filled with colorful wildflowers to attract butterflies and other pollinators from spring...

Pollinator Magnet: How to Care for and Prune Butterfly Bush

Learn when butterfly bushes bloom and how to take care of your plant, plus why...

How to Make a Butterfly Garden

For a fun twist, plant flowers that attract butterflies in a butterfly-shaped garden bed! We’ve...

Top 10 Flowering Shrubs That Birds and Butterflies Love

There's nothing prettier than a flowering bush and these top beauties attract bunches of pollinators,...

Meet the Red Admiral Butterfly and Learn How to Attract Them

Learn how to identify red admiral butterflies, what they eat, where they live and what...

6 Tips for Beating the Heat in Your Summer Garden

Follow these simple suggestions for keeping cool and avoiding the summer heat while working in...

Enjoy the Backyard Benefits of a Moon Garden

Learn what to plant for nighttime beauty and why moon gardens are so beneficial for...

Identifying Butterflies: A Helpful Cheat Sheet

Love attracting butterflies to your backyard? Take notice of these flying pollinators and learn helpful...

9 Butterfly Flowers That Are Easy to Grow From Seed

Want to attract butterflies on a budget? Fill your garden with beautiful butterfly flowers from...

8 Super Fragrant Flowers That Pollinators Love

Grow perennial powerhouses that will convince you to stop and smell the flowers. Bonus! Pollinators...

12 Home Remedies for Bug Bites That Actually Work

If you're looking to relieve the sting and itch of bug bites without the use...

10 Natural Ways to Eliminate Garden Insect Pests

Looking for ways to eliminate garden insect pests, without resorting to pesticides? Get our tips...

Attract Birds and Butterflies With Coneflowers

These easy-to-grow perennials attract plenty of pollinators and add a bright pop of color to...

Top 10 Butterfly Host Plants to Attract Pollinators

Ready to take butterfly gardening to the next level? Plant butterfly host plants to give...

7 Summer Nectar Flowers That Attract Butterflies

Looking for summer flowers that attract butterflies? Try these easy-to-grow choices that butterflies will love.

Quiz: How Many Butterflies Can You ID?

Take our butterfly challenge and see how many you know!

This Clear Succulent Looks Exactly Like Raindrops—Here’s Where You Can Get One

It almost doesn't seem real!

12 Flowering Shrubs That Attract Butterflies

Attract more beautiful butterflies with these flowering shrubs. You'll also get easy-care vibrant color to...

Keep Growing: Fall is the Perfect Time to Plant Perennials

Learn the gardening basics of fall planting and find out why autumn is a prime...

7 Gardening Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Perennial Plants

Your flower beds aren't living up to that gardening magazine ideal? You may be making...

Annuals vs. Perennials — What is the Difference?

Planning to grow a flower garden? Learn definitions to the common gardening terms you need...

Chives: How to Grow, Harvest and Use Chives

If your only experience with chives is buying them at the store, it's time to...

Grow Milkweed for Monarch Butterflies in 5 Simple Steps

Help monarchs thrive by growing their favorite food in your yard.