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Spring Gardening

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The Country Living Garden Club: Dreamy Potting Sheds & Spring Plant Picks

Tour charming potting sheds, discover new 2026 plant varieties, and get expert early-season gardening tips.

By Charlyne Mattox

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

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Kale

Grow Lettuce for Fresh Greens All Season

By Charlyne Mattox

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6 Plants to Fertilize Right Now

By Lisa Cericola

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6 Flowers to Plant Now for Summer Blooms

By Lisa Cericola

Branch of lilac

Why Lilacs Are Suddenly Everywhere Again

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Everything You Need to Know About Growing Petunias

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The Secret to Lush, Colorful Impatiens All Summer

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What to Prune in April Before It’s Too Late

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Lawn Care

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Why Your Mower May Be Hurting Your Grass

By Charlyne Mattox

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Simple Mowing Tips for a Better-Looking Lawn

By Charlyne Mattox

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Cut Your Grass Higher for a Better Lawn

By Charlyne Mattox

Woman mowing lawn

Stop Mowing Weekly—Use the 1/3 Rule Instead

By Charlyne Mattox

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Old-Fashioned Flowers You’ve Never Heard Of

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Plant These Easy, Fast-Growing Flower Seeds!

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5 Long-Blooming Perennials for Months of Color

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7 Garden Antiques Worth Serious Money

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

cottage garden

6 Cottage Garden Flowers That Come Back Every Year

terracotta clay pots

The Potting Mistake Killing Your Plants

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Don’t Make This Tree-Planting Mistake This Spring

the rocket golden ray (ligularia stenocephala)

15 Gorgeous Perennials That Thrive in Shade

a man is focused on planting tomato seeds in small containers at home. the indoor setting features gardening tools, pots, and seed packets, signaling the start of spring gardening activities

How to Start Seeds Indoors

sunny yellow early spring flowers of forsythia

10 Trees and Shrubs Never to Prune in Spring

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Do These 3 Garden Tasks Before Spring

Crape Myrtle

Prune Your Crape Myrtle the Right Way

Closeup of a pile of fresh organic healthy spring rhubarb

Why Gardeners Grow Rhubarb in the Dark

A cedar waxwing eats ripe berries out of a serviceberry tree on a spring evening in Central Illinois

5 Plants That Help Birds Fuel Up in Spring

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How to Make Your Hellebores Last in a Vase

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30 Garden Edging Ideas: Budget-Friendly to Luxe

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How to Help Pollinators Before Spring Arrives

how to prune overgrown shrub

How to Rein In an Overgrown Shrub

Gardener hand sprinkling wood burn ash from small garden shovel between lettuce herbs for non-toxic organic insect repellent on salad in vegetable garden, dehydrating insects.

Is Wood Ash Good for Your Garden?

Fresh rhubarb for sale at the food market

Now’s the Time to Plant Rhubarb

how to grow and care for cyclamen

Get a Jump on Spring With These 5 Container Plants

close up of dry brown hydrangea inflorescences (hydrangea).

Is My Plant Dead? Try the Scratch Test

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3 February Garden Tasks for Better Spring Blooms

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The Garden Trends Taking Over in 2026

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The 8 Best Places to Buy Seeds Online in 2026

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Which Plants Genuinely Help us Feel Calmer

Ivy covered in Frost

Is Your Last Frost Date Changing in 2026?

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This $80 Smart Pot Reacts to Touch and Vocal Cues

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10 Flowers That Shine in a Night Garden

forsythia colors early spring at oake park, old tappan, new jersey.

Plants and Planting Tips for Steep Hills

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Brighten Porches and Patios with Potted Plants

platycodon blooms are like delightful stars on canvas of the floral skies! platycodon grandiflorus is known also as balloon flower, chinese bellflower, or platycodon.

35 Different Purple Flowers for All Seasons

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British Garden Experts: Nostalgic Plants Are Back

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How to Grow Ranunculus, the Goldilocks of Flowers

bedroom plants

20 of the Best Plants for Your Bedroom

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What Fertilizer Numbers Mean and How to Read Them

petunias at summer

25 Hanging Plants, Indoors and Out, for Any Space

perennial garden

Low-Maintenance Perennial Flowers for Your Garden

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How to Pass as a Professional Florist

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28 Types Of Daisies to Grow in Your Flower Garden

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20+ Garden Tools for Keeping Flower Beds Beautiful

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13 Best Fast-Growing Trees for Privacy