Garden designer and teacher, Sidney Eddison, has a painter's background and she shares her insights into how to look at gardens from a painter's view of color. By breaking ... Read More

The National Garden Bureau has decreed 2005 the Year of the Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus). Long blooming and fragrant, with an almost unparalleled range of colors, it’s hard to ... Read More

Landscaping Guide, David Beaulieu, answers the often asked question, “Why do we use the Latin names of plants?”. Blue Mist shrub and Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate ... Read More

A picture is worth a thousand words and the Garden Pests Photo Gallery will feature pictures of common plant diseases and insects to use in identifying what's wrong with your ... Read More

Now that you've gotten your seed order taken care of, you can turn your attention to selecting gardening classes and workshops from those offered each spring at nurseries, colleges and ... Read More

Among the many garden chores in spring is deciding when to prune your clematis. It's really not such a mystery. When to prune just comes down to knowing ... Read More

Gardening online is one of the best tools a gardener has. You come to About.com's Gardening site for good advice and plant talk. I'd like to pass ... Read More

Birds add interest to our gardens all year long, but they are especially welcome during the gray days of winter. Christine Tarski, About's Guide to Birding, tells us what ... Read More

Coleus have always been a great means for adding long lasting color to the garden border. But with so many hybrids being introduced, how do you tell them apart, ... Read More

About.com has added a new feature for home and garden enthusiasts. About Video spotlights nationally known interior designer, Anne-Marie Barton. She'll be checking in regularly with ways to ... Read More

Looking for a good reference on ornamental grasses? Take a look at Landscaping Guide, David Beaulieu's, review of "The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses" and find out why he ... Read More

“Call your local Extension office.” You’ve probably heard it more than once when you you’ve asked someone a gardening question. But what exactly is an Extension office and ... Read More

Just for fun, here is a selection of garden, bird and insect clip art to rev up your gardening correspondence and journals. These are all the result of someone’s ... Read More

We're entering the tough, dull months of winter. If you find yourself looking out the window and lamenting the view, place a bouquet of flower blossoms on the sill ... Read More

Whether you are a first time homeowner or you simply don’t know where to begin, our neighboring Guide over in Landscaping, David Beaulieu, has put together a very useful FAQ ... Read More

Herbs seem to be the one group of plants that are welcome in any type of garden, from the windowsill to a grand parterre. Gowing them in containers is ... Read More

It's a sad truth that most deer can't read and therefore are ignorant of the fact that we humans have lists of plants they are not supposed to eat. ... Read More

You've been scouring the catalogs and mentally sketching your landscape, impatient to get started. (You know you have.) Now take a moment a day to put it all ... Read More

Just when we need it most, we're provided with a breath of spring in the form of Flower and Garden Shows. Some are large, grand affairs and others are ... Read More

Houseplants do more than fill the winter gardening void. About's Feng Shui Guide, Debbie DeSpirt, lists her Top 10 Feng Shui Houseplants to generate good chi.

It's easy to be tempted by every beautiful plant you see. But if you find yourself looking at all the plants you've bought and wondering where you are going ... Read More

The National Mail Order Gardening Association has made January the official month for mail order gardening. A gardener doesn't need much more encouragement than that, so fire up those ... Read More