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From backyard flower beds to vegetables, herb gardens, and houseplants, check out our best gardening ideas, expert advice, how-tos, and more.

Countdown to Spring Gardening Season

Blazing star (Liatris) flowers - II

These Heat-Loving Plants Thrive When Temperatures Soar

They can really take the heat.

By Charlyne Mattox

Lush garden with colorful flowers, birdhouse, and feeder amidst trees

Start a Meadow Garden

By Charlyne Mattox

Young man mowing the grass

How Often to Mow Your Lawn in Summer

By Charlyne Mattox

Blue Chair field flowers

8 Beneficial Bugs Every Garden Needs

By Arricca Elin SanSone

best annual flowers zinnias

The 8 Best Flowers to Plant in a Cutting Garden

By Arricca Elin SanSone

aphids - lice pest infestation

Fight Aphids with These 2 Herbs

Charlyne Mattox pulls a garden cart while shopping for plants at Petals From the Past in Jemison, Alabama

Country Living Garden Club: Container Gardens

Two arms cutting flower with pruning shears

8 Plants to Prune in June for Better Blooms

Poison hemlock plant identification by Pam Bennett

How to Spot Poison Hemlock

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Beautiful summer garden flower border with Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia yellow coneflowers

The 70/30 Rule for Beautiful Gardens, Explained

pink and purple columbine flowers in a natural setting

These Self-Seeding Flowers Plant Themselves!

peony sarah bernhardt blooming in the garden. close up.

How to Deadhead Peonies: Avoid This Mistake

summery setting with hammock and hydrangeas flowers, porch

How to Make Hydrangeas Turn Blue or Pink

how to grow buttonbush

This Native Shrub Has the Cutest Name

Blossoming Cherry Tree

14 Pink-Flowering Trees to Spruce Up a Yard

clematis flowers in the garden

Flowering Vines for a Lush Backyard—Fast

Peony

12 Tough Perennials That Practically Live Forever

a front porch planter filled with flowers

The Container Garden Trick Experts Swear By

bleeding heart blossoming plant

Forgotten Flowers for Cottage-Garden Charm

Peggy Martin rose plant displayed horizontally

The Easy Rose That Looks Absolutely Magical

Different green house plants on window in sunny summer day. Banner. Selective focus.

Why I Don’t Put My Houseplants Outside Over Summer

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wicker pots on potting table

6 Smart Garden Storage Ideas for Summer

Charlyne Mattox plant shopping in a greenhouse

Country Living Garden Club: Nostalgic Blooms

Gardening – Senior woman with flowers in garden

What Smart Gardeners Do Before Summer

Bare feet of woman walking on green clover lawn

Weeds That Might Actually Help Your Lawn

Outdoor Decorating

pretty white porch with dining table and rockers

78 Ways to Pretty Up Your Porch This Weekend

black wood pergola in lavender garden with long table underneath

These Backyard Pergola Ideas Are So Dreamy

rustic fire pit with adirondack chairs at lake cabin

It’s Officially Fire Pit Season!

fire pit at a farmhouse on 10 acre pecan grove in the mississippi delta designed by holly audrey williams and rachel hardage barrett

9 Best Outdoor String Lights

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Echinacea - Coneflower

Best Drought-Tolerant Plants

taken on june 3, 2018 at katsusika ku tokyo japan

Beautiful Blooms, Minimal Work

how to grow gladiolus

Plant These Once and They’ll Bloom for Years

how deep to plant tomatoes

Before You Plant Tomatoes Deep, Read This

Charlyne Mattox wearing brimmed straw hat and garden apron, holding flowers and potted plants in a greenhouse

Country Living Garden Club: Dreamy Potting Sheds

Black eyed susans with yellow petals and green leaves

The Tough Native Flower That Refuses to Quit

Flower of hydrangea

Fast-Growing Flowering Shrubs to Plant

buckinghamshire, uk june 03, 2022. exterior of english cottage house and garden with climbing roses around front door. england, uk

Welcoming Front Garden Ideas

british greenhouse with blue-green frame and decorative finials surrounded by flowering plants in a garden

5 Dreamy British Greenhouse Trends

Hydrangea quercifolia

This Hydrangea Looks Great Year-Round

Gardener yard upkeep. Mature woman in work attire, using a lawnmower to cut the grass, focus on woman on background

Simple Mowing Tips for a Better-Looking Lawn

Stokesia Laevis 'Mel's Blue' Flower

Easy Purple Flowers to Plant Now for Summer

martha's vineyard, edgartown, massachusetts, united states 2013/10/17: emily post house and garden. (photo by john greim/lightrocket via getty images)

Flowers That Feel Like Grandma’s Garden

epsom salt for plants

Is Epsom Salt Good for Your Garden?

flowers from 1818 farms, natasha mccrary and laurence mccrary

Grow a Gorgeous, Easy Cutting Garden

container gardening ideas

7 Hard-to-Kill Plants for Tough Conditions

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Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Field of Purple Coneflowers Echinacea purpurea

Surefire Ways to Attract More Butterflies

Close-up of Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucaus) feeding on Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Marion County, Illinois, USA

Skip Butterfly Bush—Try These Natives

Hands using a Niwaki hori hori for weeding in a natural setting.

The Only Garden Tool I Use Every Day

watering a potted plant outdoors with water from a 5 gallon bucket

Save Water With This Simple Shower Trick

Child holding egg shell with a plant growing in it

5 Retro Gardening Hacks That Still Work

Kale

Grow Lettuce for Fresh Greens All Season

Wheelbarrow with compost

6 Plants to Fertilize Right Now

garden trends 2026

6 Flowers to Plant Now for Summer Blooms

are you planting tomatoes too early

Most Gardeners Plant Tomatoes Too Early

boiling water for weeds

Does Boiling Water Really Kill Weeds?

Man using a lawn mower in his back yard.

Cut Your Grass Higher for a Better Lawn

Augusta National Women's Amateur - Round Three

Yes, You Can Grow Masters-Level Azaleas at Home