9 Beautiful Flowering Trees for Your Backyard
With beautiful flowering trees, you get the height and size of a tree, plus the beauty of flowers. Check out...
12 Grand Ground Cover Ideas for Your Yard
Capitalize on every inch of your garden with these ground cover ideas to fill otherwise empty areas. Whether you're working...
Pink-Flowered Strawberries for Your Fruit Garden
Add pink-flowered strawberries to your fruit garden, where they're perfect in containers.
How to Grow Herbs in Winter
Follow these 7 easy steps to learn how to grow herbs in winter, including potting and watering tips. Then enjoy...
The First Harvest From a Young Orange Tree
The First Harvest From a Young Orange Tree
Top 10 Easiest Plants to Propagate That Grow From Cuttings
Are friends always admiring your gorgeous flowers? Spread the splendor of your garden with the easiest plants to propagate, perfect...
Build a Rock Garden
You don’t need a lot of space to start a rock garden. Find a corner of your yard or garden...
Big Container Garden Ideas
Make a big impact with these container garden ideas.
Plant a Healing Garden for Health and Wellness
Healing happens outside too, and therapy gardens are becoming more popular. Learn how to choose therapeutic healing garden plants.
Plant Garlic in Fall by Fruit Trees to Keep Borers Away
Bugs simply don't like the smell of garlic. Plant garlic in fall around fruit trees and shrubs to help deter...
Start Lettuce From Seed in Recycled Containers
Start Lettuce From Seed in Recycled Containers
Square Foot Gardening
Make the most of your time and space with a smarter way to plant your garden.
33 Easy Ideas for Shade Gardens
Liven up your shady spaces with these shade garden ideas.
Perennials for Shade Gardens
Try these twelve perennials to brighten up your shade garden.
Ground Covers for Shade Gardens
Low-light ground covers add beauty in shade gardens.
How to Decorate Flower Pots with Mosaic Tiles
Learn how to decorate flower pots to suit any style with this surprisingly easy garden craft project.
DIY Compost Bin
Learn how to compost, and you’ll be amazed at how easy it really is. Build this DIY compost bin and...
Keep Your Garden Looking Great with Fall-Blooming Annuals
Even though the days may be getting shorter, these annual flowers will add color to your fall garden.
Growing Peas
Peas are packed with nutrients and are easy to grow in any backyard.
Growing Heirloom Vegetables
Join the heirloom revolution and grow your own heirlooms in your backyard vegetable garden.
Growing Cherries
With a little nurturing, you can grow cherry trees with ease.
Growing Carrots
At the root of it, it just takes a little TLC to grow this nutritious and delicious garden vegetable.
The Essential Guide to Companion Gardening
Some flower and vegetable plants work best when planted together. Here's everything you need to know about companion gardening.
Small Trees That Attract Birds for Food, Shelter and Nesting
Attract more birds with these small trees and shrubs that provide food and shelter in all seasons. These varieties are...
How Does a Cactus Reproduce?
Find out how do cactus reproduce and how gardeners can propagate a cactus from cuttings to get more free plants.
Growing Succulents From Cuttings
Growing succulents from cuttings is easy when you know how. Take cuttings from friends' plants, or start them from your...
Butterfly Love
At the butterfly exhibit where I work, our guests frequently point out pairs of butterflies that seem to be “stuck
Bloomin’ Onions: Beautiful Flowers of the Allium Family
On our Facebook page yesterday, we featured a “mystery photo” of a flower bloom head and asked readers to identify
Got Citrus? Learn How and When to Fertilize
Every year, it never ceases to surprise me that winter is a busy season when you have citrus trees growing...