Gardening - By Category
Getting Started in the Garden - Techniques and Terms
Gardening is one of the most enjoyable and relaxing activities around. Siting a garden bed, choosing plants and making them thrive are techniques you can learn. Here are some fundamental concepts and ideas to get you growing in the right direction.
Plants - Growing Profiles, Top Picks and New Introductions
Information about growing and caring for specific plants and the best choices for your garden.
Garden Design - Putting It All Together
Nothing intimidates a gardener more than garden design. Here are ideas for taking it step-by-step and creating a foundation to build on, with minimal anxiety. Great garden design takes practice.
Flower Gardening: Growing, Selecting & Using Flowers in Garden Design
How to select, grow and use all types of flowers - perennials, annuals, tropicals - in your garden designs and containers.
Garden Problems - Pests, Diseases and Unwelcome Visitors in the Garden
Even the best garden experiences problems. Knowing what to do and doing it quickly can avert garden heartache. Whether your garden problem is an insect, a disease or a four-legged intruder (or two-legged?), someone else before you has experienced it and there is probably a solution or two.
Vegetable Gardening, Herbs, Fruits & More
Nothing tastes better than home grown fruits & vegetables. Here are how to tips on growing the tastiest vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, nuts and more. Grow the best with ideas on varieties, heirlooms, increasing your harvest, pest control, and getting the most from your home gardening.
Small Garden Design and Urban Garden Ideas
Small garden spaces present their own challenges and perks. Whether you want to make your space look larger or just squeeze as many plants in as you possibly can, here's plenty of small gardening help. And if your small garden is in an urban setting, create a city garden your country cousins will envy.
Container Gardening - Designing and Displaying Potted Gardens
Container gardening offers all the perks and challenges of gardening in a bed. There is almost nothing that can’t be grown in a container. Choosing and combining plants to grow in containers is a great way to experiment with garden design. Whether you choose to display a grouping of one plant per pot or create an entire garden in a single container, you can’t fail, because you can always swap plants in and out. You can even have a high yield vegetable, fruit or herb garden container garden.
Warm Climate Gardening - Gardening in Zones 8 and Above
Warm climate gardening can mean anythiing from areas where snow is rare to the tropics. The articles here are a cross section of ideas and help for gardeners who want to work with their warm climate.
Trees, Shrubs & Vines - Garden Structure with Trees, Shrubs & Vines
No garden landscape is complete without trees and shrubs and some climbing vines to anchor the garden design and give it structure. Carefully selected trees, shrubs and vines will provide years of garden service and pleasure.
Houseplants - Gardening Indoors
Gardening indoors can include houseplants and plants that are just indoors for the winter. The heat, sunlight and humidity indoors calls for special care of your tropical houseplants and overwintering tender garden plants.
Gardening with Kids - Sharing the Fun of Gardening with Your Children
Garden projects, exploration and play can make a child a lifelong gardener. Fast growing seeds and plants, tools sized to children's hands and icky, surprising things will keep children of all ages enjoying the garden.
Garden Crafts and Decorating - Bringing Your Garden Indoors
Enjoy your garden year round by bringing plants and nature indoors. Crafting and decorating with plants, seeds, flowers and herbs from your own garden will remind you of your garden even when you can't be in it.
Garden Pictures & Ideas for Garden Design Inspiration
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here is inspiration to get you thinking about your own garden.