How to Grow Spring Flowers in Containers
Enjoy spring flowers up close every year by planting them in containers. It’s perfect for gardeners with mobility problems or limited space in urban areas.
Home Garden Tips
Tips for growing your best organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, and perennials in your home garden.
Keeping a Chicken Coop – A Beginners Guide
Raising chickens is a simple, inexpensive hobby that has plenty of upside. The most obvious is getting fresh eggs all year-round.
Caring For Roses: Planting, Watering, Fertilizing, Pruning
The basics of caring for all types of roses including planting, watering, fertilizing, deadheading and pruning to enjoy beautiful blooms year after year.
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What’s Really in that Bag of Garden Mulch?
Buying garden mulch these days practically requires a warning sticker on the bag and a robust suspicion of spurious marketing claims.
Which Flowers Bloom in Fall?
There are plenty of flowers that bloom in fall to light up your garden just as the days are getting shorter and the rest of your flowers have gone to seed.
How To Easily Build a Raised Garden Bed
Raised garden beds changed my gardening life. My back hurts less, I spend less time watering and weeding and I grow more fruits and vegetables in the same space.
How to Grow Bearded Iris
There are good reasons Bearded Iris are popular with gardeners: they’re hardy, have gorgeous blooms in many colors and they are easy to grow.
Review: Best Roses, Herbs & Edible Flowers
Best Roses, Herbs, and Edible Flowers in the Home Grown Gardening series covers the basics of rose care and how to grow and use herbs and edible flowers.
Review: Best Perennials For Sun & Shade
This edition of the Home Grown Gardening series gives new gardeners the basics of what they need to know before choosing perennials for sun and shade.
How to Grow a Living Fence
Traditional fencing can feel very restrictive, especially for smaller spaces. But there are many alternatives to fencing, one of which is a living fence.
How to Get Kids Interested in Gardening
Tips for fostering a good mood among children once you decide to bring them out for an afternoon in the garden.