Quiz: How Many Types of Caterpillars Can You Identify?
Whether you’re a bug expert or new to the world of insects, scroll through our quiz and see how many...
10 Backyard Garden Sheds Cute Enough to Live In
Love gardening, crafting and decorating? You'll be inspired by these simply charming, cute sheds and want to design your own...
Top 10 Pink and Orange Flowers That Look Just Like a Sunset
Plant these stunning, sunset-colored blooms to create a wow factor in your garden.
6 Key Differences Between Bees and Wasps
Use this handy guide to know whether it's a bee or wasp buzzing through your backyard.
What Grass Grows In Shade and How Do I Grow It?
Shady areas are terrific for keeping cool, but not necessarily for growing grass. Here are some tips to help you...
The Canning Supplies You Need to Preserve Your Favorite Fruits and Veggies
Canning might seem old-fashioned, but it's a great way to preserve the flavors of the season. Get started at home...
16 Long-Blooming Flowers for Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Fill your garden with colorful, nectar-rich flowers that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer into fall.
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 them and how to care...
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 try it herself. Now her...
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 chores. From spring planting to...
Plant a Meadow: Grow Wildflowers for Butterflies
Grow a garden filled with colorful wildflowers to attract butterflies and other pollinators from spring through fall.
Annual and Perennial Butterfly Garden Designs
For a fun idea, plant flowers that attract butterflies in a butterfly-shaped garden bed! We’ve got two plans for butterfly...
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 your gardens this season.
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 just a few dollars' worth...
8 Super Fragrant Flowers That Pollinators Love
Grow perennial powerhouses that will convince you to stop and smell the flowers. Bonus! Pollinators love them.
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 of harsh chemicals, give these...
Add Native Plant Blazing Star to Butterfly Gardens
This native American wildflower blooms into early fall, providing nectar for late-season butterfly garden visitors.
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!
7 Perennial Plant Mistakes You Should Never Make
Your flower beds aren't living up to that gardening magazine ideal? You may be making one of these common perennial...
Annuals vs. Perennials — What is the Difference?
Planning to grow a flower garden? Learn definitions to the common gardening terms, such as annuals vs perennials, before you...
Chives: How to Grow, Harvest and Use Chives
If your only experience with chives is buying them at the store, it's time to learn about growing this herb...
Easy Plants You Can Grow in Containers
Discover the beauty of growing plants in containers. We highlight an easy-to-grow species for each category, from flowers to vegetables...
7 Things You Need to Know Before Planting a Tree
Planting a tree is a wonderful investment for your property. Follow this checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything...
10 Inexpensive Plants That Will Make Your Garden Pop
You get a lot of bang for the buck with these showy, inexpensive plants. A small investment can pay big...
How to Regrow Green Onions
While we're all spending more time at home lately, why not learn a few new ways to turn your kitchen...
Top 10 Purple Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds register the color red very well, which is why they are drawn to bright red flowers. But hummingbirds are...