How to Start a Flower Garden: 3 Steps for Beginners

Learn how to start a flower garden or make your existing flower beds burst with color and excitement By Linda Hagen; updated 9/3/20 Swipe to view slides This terraced flower garden features layers of vibrant color. A splash of bright orange poppies brightens …

21 Easy Flowers for Beginners

Discover some of the best easy-to-grow plants for your first flower garden By Linda Hagen; updated 11/20/20 Think you have a brown thumb? These easy-to-grow flowers will help you gain confidence in the garden. Easy annuals such as sunflowers and zinnias …

24 Best Cutting Garden Flowers

These vase-worthy flowering bulbs, annuals, and perennials will give you a bumper crop of blooms from spring all the way through fall. By Anne Balogh The saying “I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck” sums up how many people feel …

How to Create a Cut Flower Garden

Get tips for planning and designing your own cutting garden and ideas for the best plants to include. By Anne Balogh Photo by: Jesse Oman / Shutterstock. If you love to fill your home with vases of freshly cut flowers but feel gardener’s remorse whenever …

Garden Soil: How to Prepare Your Soil for a Garden

Flourishing gardens begin at the roots. Here are the ground rules for preparing your soil. By Anne Balogh Gardeners often disregard the impact soil has on the health and vigor of their plants. Soil preparation isn’t the most thrilling aspect of planting …

Grow Your Best Garden Ever

Get growing this spring with our expert recommendations for the best garden plans, container ideas, and landscaping tips. Whether you’re a beginner hoping to grow your first…

Looking for an Easy Houseplant? ZZ Plant Is the Way to Go

Jump to: What Kind of Light Does ZZ Plant Need? How Do I Water ZZ Plant? Should I Feed My ZZ Plant? Is ZZ Plant Toxic to Pets? If you don’t already have one in your collection, the ZZ plant is a must-have for your houseplant collection. It’s one of the …

See How a DIY-Loving Couple Transformed Their Backyard

Before courtesy of Victoria & Marcus Ford A large but overgrown and uninviting backyard Advertisement – Continue Reading Below After: A Lush and Orderly Landscape Plan Yardzen To tackle the overgrown yard, Victoria and Marcus consulted with online …

Grow Hydrangeas Like a Master Gardener!

Jump to: Hydrangea Basic Info When to Plant Hydrangeas Where to Plant Hydrangeas How to Plant Hydrangeas What to Do If Your Hydrangea is Pot-Bound How Often to Water Hydrangeas Do Hydrangeas Need Fertilizer? Should I Prune Hydrangeas? Deadheading Hydrangeas …

Add These Pretty White Flowers to Your Garden for a Beautiful Display

1 Sweet Alyssum alexmak72427 //Getty Images Pollinators adore the tiny blooms of sweet alyssum; you’ll adore the honey-sweet scent. This annual looks lovely cascading from containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets, or tucked into a rock garden as …