Garden Articles
Browse our large selection of articles, which include gardening tips, how-tos, and useful information to get the best out of your plants, in any season!
70 Cheerful Plants with Yellow Flowers
Yellow is a color associated with sunshine, optimism, and happiness. Here are 70 yellow flowers you can use to transform your garden, patio, or balcony into your happy place!
12 Fast-growing Trees to Quickly Update Your Landscape
Whether you’re planting a new landscape or replacing a tree that was lost to natural causes, we’ve got tips for selecting and nurturing fast-growing trees.
45 Plants with Pretty Pink Flowers
Whether you prefer a soft pastel pink or a vibrant hot pink, you’re sure to find one of these 45 pink flowers perfect for your design scheme.
Foundation Planting Ideas to Transform Your Home’s Curb Appeal
Find the perfect plants to design a foundation planting around your home that enhances the landscape and complements your personal style.
Ornamental Grasses: Selection, Design Ideas and Care
Ornamental grasses are a gardener’s dream! We feature 15 of the most popular varieties plus tips on selecting and growing grass.
Discover 80 Beautiful Plants with Purple Flowers
Purple flowers have a certain allure and mystique. You can add elegance and rich color to your garden with some of these plants with purple flowers.
Gravel gardens: benefits, design tips, and best plants
Discover the beauty of gravel gardens! Learn about the benefits, design tips, and best plants to create a stunning and low-maintenance gravel garden.
Daylily Care: Planting, Growing, and Maintenance
Daylilies are often called “the perfect perennial”. Learn about daylily care and how easy it is to plant, grow, and care for daylily plants.
6 Types of Begonias
Discover the beauty of begonias! From wax begonias to angel wings, explore six types of begonias to find the perfect begonia for your garden.
How to Trim Hedges: A Guide to Perfectly Pruned Hedges
Learn how to trim hedges like a pro! Get tips on when to trim, what tools you need, and how to create even shapes for perfectly pruned hedges.
What to Plant in August
It’s not too late to spruce up your garden with flowers or vegetables that will carry on into the fall. Learn what to plant in August to keep your garden flourishing through the remainder of the growing season.
Space Constraint: Small Space Gardening
Transform your small space into a lush oasis with these creative small garden ideas! From container gardening to vertical gardening, find the perfect solution for your limited area.
Gardening on a Budget: 7 Ways to Save Money
Gardening doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby! Save money on gardening by growing plants from seeds, making your own compost, and buying used gardening tools.
What to Plant in July
Get your garden ready for late summer and fall with our expert tips. Discover the best flowers, vegetables, and herbs to plant in July!
Lilac Care: Tips for Growing and Pruning Lilac Bushes
Lilac care tips for planting, growing, pruning, fertilizing, and troubleshooting common problems with lilac bushes. Get your garden blooming!
Tips for Growing Creeping Thyme Plants
Grow creeping thyme for beautiful, low-maintenance blooms! Learn when and how to plant these versatile plants, their bloom time, hardiness zones, and more.
Plants that Attract Birds to Your Garden
From sunflowers to evergreen shrubs, discover the best plants that attract birds and create a beautiful habitat for them.
Perfect Plants for Alkaline Soil
Knowing the pH of the soil in your garden is an important step in choosing what to plant. Here are 12 plants for alkaline soil that will thrive if your garden soil has a high pH.
Plants That Love Acidic Soil
12 acid loving plants that thrive in soil with a low pH. When trying to figure out which plants to place in your garden, choose plants that love the soil you already have.
5 Benefits of Growing an Indoor Herb Garden
An indoor herb garden can be an incredibly rewarding experience, smell fabulous, improve your cooking and save you money in the long run.
3 Small Japanese Garden Ideas for Backyards
Small Japanese garden ideas you can create in your own backyard including ideal plants for each style.
Rabbit Resistant Plants for Your Garden
Are rabbits destroying your garden? Try these rabbit resistant plants and shrubs to keep the bunnies at bay.
5 Easy Flowers for Kids to Grow
Kids love any opportunity to get their hands in the dirt! Discover our top tips for gardening with little ones and 5 easy flowers for kids.
5 Surprising Health Benefits of Gardening
Gardening can be a soothing and productive way to get a workout. Get inspired to go outdoors and enjoy the many mental and physical benefits of gardening.
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