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!
Guide to Lighting Your Garden
Check out the range of options for decorating and lighting your outdoor living space.
DIY Centerpiece: Apple Candleholders
With a few quick and easy steps, you can turn a fresh apple into a beautiful candleholder.
Preserving Your Summer Harvest
Learn more about the variety of ways homegrown fruits and vegetables can be preserved for use long after the harvest season has ended.
Pet Friendly Houseplants
Houseplants can be a temptation to curious cats and dogs. Whether it’s playing with the leaves or digging in the dirt, pets and plants aren’t always a good mix. Here are ten low-maintenance houseplants that are safe around cats and dogs.
DIY: Fingerprint Painted Flowerpot
It's fun to make gifts yourself, especially when they're as easy and as attractive as this fingerprint flowerpot!
Throw a Summer Garden Harvest Party
Ideas and tips for a backyard blowout that features the fruits, herbs and vegetables from your summer garden harvest.
Common Houseplant Pests
A look at the most common insect pests that feed on houseplants. How to identify and control them before they do serious damage your plants.
DIY Magnetic Plant Holder for Small Spaces
Creating your own magnetic air plant holder couldn't be easier!
5 Last-Minute Outdoor Party Decorations
Out of ideas for decorating for your next outdoor party? Try one of these simple DIY ideas for tables that are fresh and festive.
Guide to Direct Composting
Try direct composting: the no-mess, no-fuss method for making compost from your kitchen food waste.
Tips for Growing Flowering Vines
Flowering vines are the perfect addition to any garden. They're easy to grow and care for, perfect for small spaces, and can serve any number of purposes in an outdoor landscape.
How to Stop Soil Erosion
Topsoil being carried away by rainfall can be a serious problem. Here are methods to control erosion, including the strongest deterrent, plants.
Compost Tips for Beginners
Start composting with these tips and basic steps!
10 Easy Outdoor Décor Ideas
Ten beautiful outdoor accents that are easy, inexpensive and a great way to bring a touch of your unique personal style to outdoor areas.
4th of July Creamy Potato Salad
This recipe will WOW the hungry crowds at your 4th of July picnic with its patriotic colors, refreshingly crisp texture and delicious taste.
Patriotic Berry Smoothie
This healthy, three-layered smoothie is the perfect treat for showing off your Independence Day spirit. Easy to make in just minutes with strawberries, blueberries and bananas.
3 Simple Steps for a More Beautiful Lawn
The right grass selection and proper mowing technique go a long way towards creating a more beautiful landscape and making lawn maintenance easier overall.
Tips for Choosing the Right Pot for Your Plant
The perfect plant deserves the perfect pot. Find out how to choose the container that will keep your plant healthy and give it plenty of room to grow while still looking stylish.
How to Make Lavender Wands
Instructions for making a classically beautiful lavender wand with a calming scent.
Get to Know Peonies
Learn all about growing peony plants and how to feature them in your garden
Top 10 Tomato Pests and Problems
Here's expert advice on how to keep your tomatoes healthy and prevent the 10 most common problems with tomato plants.
Top 10 Easy to Grow Annuals
Ten super-easy, low-maintenance annual plants that can make this one of the most relaxing gardening seasons you’ve ever had.
Pollination Charts for Fruit-bearing Trees and Shrubs
Some fruit trees and shrubs cannot pollinate themselves, or if they can, then it's not highly effective. Use these charts as a guide to find the perfect pollinators for apples, pears, cherries, plums and blueberries to ensure a large harvest of fruits.
Transplanting Potted Lilies to the Garden
Potted lilies are one of the few flowering gift plants that can be successfully transplanted into your permanent garden. Follow our tips for transplanting lilies.
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