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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

Black eyed susans with yellow petals and green leaves

Black-Eyed Susan Is the Cottage Garden Hero I Didn’t Know I Needed

What started as one potted plant became a garden full of Black-eyed Susan—and proved just how tough and beautiful this native wildflower can be.

By Terri Robertson

Flower of hydrangea

Fast-Growing Flowering Shrubs to Plant

By Charlyne Mattox, Arricca Elin SanSone

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Welcoming Front Garden Ideas

By Lauren Hughes

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5 Dreamy British Greenhouse Trends

By Terri Robertson

Hydrangea quercifolia

This Hydrangea Looks Great Year-Round

By Charlyne Mattox

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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?

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Pruning plants like sedum in late spring helps prevent flopping and encourages fuller growth later in the season

8 Plants to Prune in May and June

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

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

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5 Retro Gardening Hacks That Still Work

Kale

Grow Lettuce for Fresh Greens All Season

Wheelbarrow with compost

6 Plants to Fertilize Right Now

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6 Flowers to Plant Now for Summer Blooms

are you planting tomatoes too early

Most Gardeners Plant Tomatoes Too Early

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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

Small garden

9 Easy Raised Garden Bed Ideas You Can DIY

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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Branch of lilac

Why Lilacs Are Suddenly Everywhere Again

Yellow petunia flowers in a white hanging planter on a porch, surrounded by lush greenery. Summer garden decoration, floral arrangement, and backyard landscaping concept

Everything You Need to Know About Growing Petunias

Woman mowing lawn

Stop Mowing Weekly—Use the 1/3 Rule Instead

Easter lily ( Lilium longiflorum )

What Do Easter Lilies Symbolize?

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Do Hummingbirds Really Love Red?

flower planters on front porch at sunrise

The Secret to Lush, Colorful Impatiens All Summer

Daisy in a lawn

Is It Too Soon to Mow Your Lawn?

oriole perched on a tree branch

The Secret to Bringing Orioles to Your Yard

Pruning rose bushes in spring. Garden work. Secateurs in the hands of a gardener

What to Prune in April Before It’s Too Late

old fashioned flowers never heard of

Old-Fashioned Flowers You’ve Never Heard Of

Gardener horticulturalist applying a feed on to the lawn - garden maintenance

Don’t Fertilize Your Lawn Too Early

flowers to grow from seed

Plant These Easy, Fast-Growing Flower Seeds!

White fence on suburban street with bright yellow coneflowers

5 Long-Blooming Perennials for Months of Color

houseplants near the window still at home in white pots

How to Repot a Plant the Right Way

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Amazon Has the Gardening Tools You Need for Spring

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Round Shrubs That Don’t Need Pruning

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Daffodil deadheads in an English garden in spring

After Daffodils Flower, Avoid This Mistake

lavender anise hyssop flowers that attract bees

4 Fragrant Flowers Pollinators Love

Clover

Bye, Grass. Hello…Clover Lawns?

cottage garden

6 Cottage Garden Flowers That Come Back Every Year

plants growing from cuttings in jars of water in a window

10 Easy Plants You Can Grow for Free From Cuttings

colorful garden with coneflowers

8 Hard-to-Kill Perennials for a No-Fuss Garden

Hands holding vibrant Swiss chard leaves in a garden.

If You Only Grow One Vegetable—Make It Swiss Chard

terracotta clay pots

The Potting Mistake Killing Your Plants

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Attropurpureum'

Tiny Yard? These Dwarf Trees Make a Big Impact

Person who dug a hole to transplant a tree in a garden

Don’t Make This Tree-Planting Mistake This Spring

Hydrangea paniculata Limelight growing in summer ornamental garden top view

7 Gorgeous Green Flowers to Grow in Your Garden

the rocket golden ray (ligularia stenocephala)

15 Gorgeous Perennials That Thrive in Shade