Easy seaside garden ideas, the best beach garden plants, real-life coastal gardens for inspiration and tips for seaside garden design.
Learn all you need to know about how to keep fall mums alive. These fall plants can be the star of your porches, yard, and patio. It just takes a little care to keep them stunning for months.
Everything you need to know about building and starting a raised garden bed! This post will help you begin with confidence!
Discover the best perennial garden plans to create a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that blooms year after year.
Which plants work best, and how much mulch and soil do you need?
Building a berm or adding landscape mounds to your design can improve the look of your overall garden and become a focal point. [BERM LANDSCAPING TIPS]
Starting a big vegetable garden? It's fun and exciting to
These drought-tolerant plants will add life and color to your garden, even if you live in a hot and dry desert environment.
The crucial first step to designing a beautiful, 4-season landscape that’s as unique as you are… is NOT what you’d expect. Learn beginner landscaping tips for DIY landscapers looking to improve their homes.
Read our complete guide to Catmint plants for everything you will ever need to know! Tips for planting and caring for “Nepeta”
Landscaping can seem like a daunting task, but with the right tips and tools, anyone can create a beautiful and functional outdoor space that they can enjoy for years to come.These landscaping tips for beginners are sure to make your home look great while being easy enough for anyone to do!
Making your outdoor space look more expensive does not always require a large financial investment. You can improve the appearance and style of your
Use this guide to find the best shade perennials for your garden, plus get care tips for helping these plants thrive in your landscape.
Garlic is a crop that you can plant in the fall to be harvested in midsummer. Homegrown garlic tastes great, take up very little room in your garden, and doesn’t require a great deal of
Looking for some fall planting inspiration? Check our list of bulbs to plant in fall and get started planting a gorgeous spring bulb garden!
Clematis is the workhorse of so many yards and gardens across the country.
Small backyard garden tips. Use containers or the square foot gardening method. Square foot garden spacing and ideas for small space gardening
If you don’t want to dig and you don’t want to pile, try this. When I first started gardening, the “proper” way to prepare a garden bed was double digging. I wouldn’t …
Learn how to grow nasturtiums, and add bright pops of color to your garden (and spice to your salad) with this easy to grow edible flower.
This recipe will save your garden! I have had problems in my backyard herb garden for a couple of years with some type of insect that devoured basil and marigolds (often the least-touched plants).
The road to a beautiful lawn doesn’t have to be paved with a schedule of chemical treatments. There are several homegrown tips and techniques you can use to help your grass to grow lush and green this summer.
See why you need to prune tomato plants early - and how to do it! Pruning tomato plants can lead to healthier plants and a bigger harvest!
Embrace the darker side of gardening with minimal effort – our pick of low-maintenance shade plants will give little trouble and provide maximum joy.
Transform your backyard with these very small garden ideas on a budget. Maximize every inch with clever designs and affordable solutions
Make your entire meal special with home grown cucumbers. Read the blog posts available on The Gardening Dad related to the Miracle Grow on Cucumbers.
Learn how to permanently kill grass, weeds and unwanted vegetation with these tips and a recipe for homemade non-toxic round up.
So, how to make the most of your townhouse courtyard? Here are some courtyard garden ideas and top tips for cultivating a compact garden space that supports
Learn how to grow ranunculus (even if you live in a hot summer climate like the low desert of Arizona) with these 5 tips.
The winter months are trying times for plants and gardeners alike. It’s sad to say, but this is when
Want to build a garden trellis that's cheap and easy? These DIY trellis ideas for the garden are quick to make and don't cost much.
Tips on how to grow a cut flower garden including how to layout your garden, amending soil, and flowers to choose for scented bouquets
I am excited to share that The National Garden Bureau has chosen the allium as the bulb of the year! They pick one annual, one perennial, one bulb crop and one…
To make sure that you get the freshest, juiciest, and biggest ones, here are 7 tips to keep in your mind when growing tomatoes.
Learn which 14 vegetables to plant in October, plus the best varieties, planting tips, and recipes for your harvest.
Here's how to get rid of slugs in your garden and yard. 3 ingredients make this homemade chemical free slug tonic. Beer, Yeast and Sugar!
Do you have a hideous orange fence? I couldn't stand ours and transformed it using a new grey-brown stain color. Come see what a difference it made!
Learn about how to plant, grow and care for lavender! There are many benefits to growing lavender, find out how to properly care for this great plant!
10 Beautiful Flowers to Start Growing from Seeds
When they come in droves, grasshoppers can cause massive damage to crops and gardens! Find out how to protect your plants from grasshoppers.
Fall is an excellent time to divide many perennial plants. You're likely to have more time, and your plants will be set for the spring.
Five uses for comfrey.
