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May 16, 2013 Want to Plant On Time? Go Online! Pop quiz: What's the best time to start lettuce from seed outdoors? When should begonia seeds be started indoors? And how late is too late to plan...

May 14, 2013 This Tree's A Showstopper! If you don't want passersby to stop and stare at your yard, don't even think of planting Cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornus mas). This small ...

May 13, 2013 Video: Want Beans? You've Got Options! How do you like your beans—short and compact or tall and lanky? We're talking about plants, of course—bush beans and pole beans. Bo...

May 09, 2013 Flowers for Mom? Give Her A Gardenful! Planning to give your mother flowers for Mother's Day? Don't just give her a bouquet—give her an entire garden of blooms by taking her t...

May 07, 2013 We've Got To Get These Flowers We need summer, and we need it now! What to do? Plant some annuals. While perennials have their place in the garden, annuals are the perfect soluti...

May 06, 2013 Video: Here's A Garden Kids Won't Abandon You've tried planting gardens for the kids in the past. And every year, it's the same result: the super excitement and cooperation at planting...

May 02, 2013 Looking for Seeds? Surprise! The flood of seed catalogs works us into such a frenzy that figuring out what to plant can end up being more stressful than fun. So it was a delightfu...

April 30, 2013 Recipes: Fast, Fresh & Light The rewards of gardening are vast and even tasty, if you grow vegetables. This time of year, with many of us coming out of a long and tedious winte...

April 29, 2013 Video: Yes You Can (Grow Blueberries)! With a reputation for being finicky, blueberries don't always make gardeners' lists of favorite plants. But they should. Unless you live on...

April 23, 2013 Gardeners Win Trips to Vegas! And the winners are ... Two members of the National Home Gardening Club beat out more than 1400 entries with their gardening projects in our recent...

April 22, 2013 Video: Garnish Your Garden With Edibles Ever look out at a landscape and think it looks enticing enough to eat? Why not make it so, by adding some bold and delicious edibles to your ornament...

April 18, 2013 A Sure Sign of Spring   The appearance of crocuses and daffodils can only mean one thing: It's time to shop for cool gardening products! We're especial...

April 15, 2013 Recipes: Chicken Gets A Spring Makeover You're spiffing up your gardens and sprucing up your yard. Why not give America's favorite ingredient, chicken, a makeover? These recipes give...

April 11, 2013 Daily Delight: BirdNote True or false: If you touch a bird's eggs, it will abandon its nest. We found out the answer to this and other bird tales on the radio show, Bi...

April 08, 2013 Video: Grow a Cocktail Garden When it comes to brewing cocktails, Amy Stewart looks to her garden for inspiration. She's not the first. Humans have used all kinds of flowers...

April 04, 2013 Growing Vegetables? Use These Guides! You can't beat the pleasure of plucking vegetables from your own garden. But getting to that moment of harvest isn't always a cakewalk. Nov...

April 02, 2013 DIY Planters: Easy to Make, Inexpensive Give your patio plants a stylish new home this season! These attractive planters are inexpensive, especially if you use scrap wood, and quick to bu...

April 01, 2013 Video: Get Ready to Prune! Here's a thorny question: Have you pruned your climbing roses? Many gardeners ignore them altogether because the idea of working in a twisted bram...

March 28, 2013 Easter Lilies: Make the Most of These Beauties Ah, the magnificence of an Easter lily gracing your home! Lush and fragrant with long-lasting blooms, it helps bridge the long gap between the end of ...

March 26, 2013 Recipes: Treat Yourself! These recipes will make Easter special without requiring enormous effort. Even if you don't celebrate the holiday, you'll want to indulge in t...

March 25, 2013 Video: Better Soil = Better Veggies Spring is so close, you can almost smell the dirt! That means it's time to start thinking about soil preparation, especially for vegetable beds. ...

March 21, 2013 Gardening Dilemma? Get The App! There are few things as pleasingly simple as digging in the dirt. But, hey, it sure is helpful to have a bit of high-tech help now and again, too. Tha...

March 19, 2013 Product Test: Hot Pepper Kit Scores It's always fun to grow plants from seeds, but deciding what to grow can be tricky. That's one of the reasons Volcano in a Box from Pepper Joe...

March 18, 2013 Video: Hail the Bale! Have you heard the latest news about raised beds? You can make instant ones with straw bales. It turns out they provide an ideal environment for gr...

March 14, 2013 Lucky Plant, Lucky You Looking to enjoy some luck of the Irish without getting a headache this St. Patrick's Day? Skip the whiskey and get a shamrock plant instead! Ea...

March 12, 2013 Recipes: Five Fantastic Muffins These muffins sing with flavor: deep coffee, bright lemon, rich chocolate, zesty lime, ripe banana. Reach for one to start your day, as a post-gardeni...

March 11, 2013 Yearning for Spring? Make It Happen! You know spring has sprung when the forsythia, crabapples and redbuds burst into bloom. But how many more weeks until that happens? Instead of wait...

March 07, 2013 Just Add Water No plants, no pots, no soil? No problem! Even if you don't have a single gardening supply on hand, you can still grow flowers, herbs, even vege...

March 05, 2013 Love to garden? Win a Trip to Vegas! If you love to garden—and you have the photos to prove it—you could win a free trip to Las Vegas to test cool, new tools at the National H...

March 04, 2013 Video: A Chain Built for Rain Raise your hand if you think the words "stylish" and "water-conserving" go hand in hand. Yeah, we thought not. So you'll be...

February 28, 2013 Raised Bed Gets A Makeover If there was a television show that offered fashion makeovers for garden accessories, the raised bed would be one of the first items to tackle. Too of...

February 26, 2013 Recipes: Ultra-Yummy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches A far cry from white bread and American cheese singles, these grilled cheese sandwiches are fancied up just enough to make them pure delight. BACON...

February 25, 2013 Longing For Lush? Look At These Gardens! Are you yearning for summer's lush colors as much as we are? With warm weather still months away, we've found a perfect way to satisfy that cr...

February 21, 2013 The Cold Facts: Winter Sowing Works! Anxious to get some seeds started but have no room in your house? Start them outdoors, even if the temps are still frigid. It's easy, it requires ...

February 19, 2013 Growing Veggies In A Pot? Easier Than Ever! You don't need a backyard to grow vegetables—just a sunny balcony or patio and a few small pots, window boxes or hanging baskets paired with...

February 18, 2013 Stop Topping, Start Pruning Crepe myrtles—elegantly shaped, long-blooming and gorgeous right down to their delicate, peeling bark—bring natural beauty to any setting....

February 14, 2013 Don't Get Burned by Frost "Plant after all danger of frost has passed." That advice is on most seed packets—and it's important to follow because frost ca...

February 12, 2013 Recipes: Comfort From the Cold To combat winter's chill, there's nothing quite like a bowl of something steamin' hot and satisfying for dinner. With ingredients like thy...

February 11, 2013 Video: Do Your Seeds Pass Muster? You hate to be wasteful. But you didn't need all the zinnia seeds you purchased last year, so you saved them. Now you're wondering if you can ...

February 07, 2013 Cure for the Whitefly Blues—Get Sticky! What do gardeners and whiteflies have in common? Houseplants! And once those pesky whiteflies move in, they can be tough to control. Populations are f...

February 05, 2013 Test Cool Gardening Stuff There's a new kid in town, and he goes by the name of—are you ready for this?—StuffStuff! The name sounds funny, but the program it...

February 04, 2013 Designing A Garden? Read This! That new path you've been dreaming about isn't going to happen unless you take time to plan it. And now—while we're still in winter&...

January 31, 2013 Sharpen Gardening Skills Online Want to learn more about gardening, but don't have the time or money to go back to school? Go online! You can do the courses on your schedule and ...

January 28, 2013 Time to Order Seeds! Seed catalogs make great winter companions. Curl up on the couch with one, or a dozen, and soon you'll be dreaming of a host of newcomers you'...

January 24, 2013 Video: Save Your Tools! Okay, raise your hand if you cleaned and sharpened all of your gardening tools before putting them away in the fall. Yeah, we didn't do it eith...

January 22, 2013 Recipes: Just Say Soup A steaming bowl of soup can lift even the most chilled winter spirits, and we've got five super-filling options. They're just what the season ...

January 21, 2013 Crazy for Birds Even if you don't know an oriole from a hummingbird, watching birds at a backyard feeder sure makes you want to find out about who's visiting....

January 17, 2013 Video: Make A Living Sphere It's mid-January, which can only mean one thing—the doldrums are about to set in. It's time to take action before they consume you, and ...

January 15, 2013 Making Scents It may seem like centuries ago that you actually could smell your garden's heady aromas, but that day will come again very soon. And with a little...

January 14, 2013 New for 2013: Grow Prizewinning Plants Working on your plant wishlist for 2013? Be sure to add these just-announced award-winners to the must-get column. They're the second batch of Al...

January 10, 2013 Paperwhites: The Secret to An Early Spring Pining for spring? Then plant some paperwhites! Part of the daffodil family, they can be forced to flower indoors any time of year. And you can pla...

January 08, 2013 Recipes: A Fresh Start for 2013! Every January you make a promise: Try to eat healthier. It's a terrific goal but tough to reach unless the food you prepare tastes good. These fiv...

January 07, 2013 Even Houseplants Get the Blues If houseplants could dream, they'd be plotting their escape. When January rolls around, they're just like humans, craving a warming sun, moist...

January 03, 2013 How Many Birds? You have fun every day watching birds at your feeder. Now that enjoyable time can be productive too. Cornell University and Bird Studies Canada need y...

December 31, 2012 Gardener's Resolution: Give Seeds a Chance You're not about to resolve to give up chocolate (duh!), but here's a New Year's resolution you can keep: Start plants from seeds this yea...

December 27, 2012 Become a Treecycler! When the holidays are over, that Christmas tree has to go. But rather than put it out with the trash, give it to the birds! You can easily turn that t...

December 20, 2012 Save the Poinsettia! When it comes to poinsettias, we're a fickle bunch. We adore their flashy good looks during the holidays, but once these gorgeous plants start to ...

December 17, 2012 We Love These Books! Your favorite seed catalogs are coming in the mail soon, but what about hot, new gardening books? We recommend snuggling up with these terrific picks ...

December 13, 2012 Video: Give Cyclamen A Chance When it comes to holiday flowers, poinsettias definitely play a starring role. But there's another plant we're even more partial to this time ...

December 11, 2012 Recipes: 5 Gifts from Your Kitchen Everyone knows that the best gifts come from the heart—and your kitchen. Make this year the tastiest one yet when you wrap up something from thi...

December 10, 2012 Gift Idea: These Ornaments are for the Birds! You've made edible gifts for friends before—cookies, cakes, even candies. But have you ever thought of making tasty treats for your friends&...

December 06, 2012 Video: Make A Living Centerpiece Friends and neighbors are used to swooning over your gardens. But wait until they see how you put your plant know-how to work on enchanting holiday dé...

December 04, 2012 Hold the Salt! Salt and margaritas are a match made in heaven, but salt and plants? That's a match made in ... well, you get the idea. So before you sprinkle ...

December 03, 2012 Delight the Gardeners in Your Life!   Stumped on what to give gardener friends and family for the holidays? Check out these special, surprising gifts and finish your shopping i...

November 29, 2012 Video: From Tomato Cage to Christmas Tree! This season, when your neighbors are sprucing up the outside of their homes with the usual dogwood stems and evergreen boughs, turn heads at your addr...

November 26, 2012 Is Burlap Bad for Evergreens? True or false: It's wise to wrap evergreens in burlap for winter protection. You can find out the answer to this (prepare to be surprised!) alo...

November 20, 2012 Recipes: Tasty Ways to Use Thanksgiving Leftovers Thanksgiving may be a couple of days away, but it's not too early to make plans for the leftovers. Be prepared with a handful of recipes that make...

November 19, 2012 Surprise Your Favorite Gardener   If you've got gardeners on your holiday gift list, we've got the perfect gifts. This trio is sure to bring a smile—and a loa...

November 15, 2012 Garden Problem? Garden Solution! Gardeners are an inquisitive lot. Why does my Boston ivy have brown spots? Where can we get good tips on growing finicky perennials like butterfly ...

November 13, 2012 Product Test: Critter Repellent Works! Human hair, moth balls, garlic water—how many critter deterrents have you tried? Members of the National Home Gardening Club recently put Sco...

November 12, 2012 Container Kits That Wow! Do you believe that winter should be as colorful as summer? Lori Butala and Kathy Kisch do. They're the masterminds behind Winter's Wow, a ...

November 08, 2012 Video: The Hidden Benefit of Houseplants We've always loved houseplants for their visual appeal, but did you know they provide a health benefit too? After years of research into method...

November 06, 2012 Cypress Shines While Other Plants Wither Winter coming? Bring it on, say the conifers! A cloak of snow adds mystery and magic to them, while deciduous trees shiver. Even conifers that are ...

November 05, 2012 Video: Secrets to Gorgeous Winter-Themed Planters Where can gardeners put their creative energies when cold weather hits? Containers! Make a showy winter-themed planter arrangement for a front entr...

November 01, 2012 Put the Birds on Auto-Feed Anyone who has a bird feeder knows the thrill of watching birds gather for an energizing snack. And they also know the hassle of keeping a feeder fill...

October 30, 2012 Plant Lust? Give In To Temptation! It's okay to admit it: You lust after plants. So do we. That's why we're excited to have discovered Plant Lust. It's a website that...

October 29, 2012 Video: Tips and Tricks for Indoor Herbs Summer may be over, but fresh herbs are here to stay—as your indoor companions. Parsley, rosemary and thyme are just a few that are easy to g...

October 25, 2012 Cold Comfort Blankets keep us comfortable when the temperatures drop, but what can we do to protect our trees? Apply mulch! We all know the value of mulch in...

October 23, 2012 Product Test: EZ Leaf Hauler Gets Raves Members of the National Home Gardening Club gave the EZ Leaf Hauler a thumbs-up review: It makes hauling leaves a breeze. And with fall upon us, it...

October 22, 2012 Fun Spin on Jack O'Lantern Have you stocked up on turnips for Halloween? Long before European immigrants brought All Hallows Eve to America, they celebrated the holiday in th...

October 18, 2012 Clever Tip: Common Tool Shreds Leaves Those gorgeously colored leaves in the trees have now migrated to your lawn. It's time to rake and bag them for disposal. Or not. Fall leave...

October 16, 2012 Recipes: Fall's Best Fruit Desserts Gardeners aren't necessarily mathematicians, but here's one equation we can easily solve: What does cool weather plus fall fruit equal? Delici...

October 15, 2012 Video: Get Your Garlic In While you hurry to plant bulbs this fall, don't forget this edible one: Garlic! Now is the best time to plant garlic because overwintering in t...

October 11, 2012 Video: Move Plants, Not Pests Attention houseplants: The party is officially over. The onset of fall brings an end to that extended outdoor vacation you've enjoyed all summe...

October 09, 2012 The Hidden Treasure of Fallen Leaves Are leaves cluttering your lawn? That's opportunity knocking three times! First, fallen leaves contain up to 80 percent of the nutrients that a...

October 08, 2012 And The Winners Are ... Did you vote? While it's too early for the national elections, you had the chance this summer to cast a ballot for an outstanding plant. The Americ...

October 04, 2012 Just the Help You Need You've tended your garden diligently all year. Now that it's cleanup time, make sure you tend to your tools, too. The XL-Stream Fire Hose N...

October 02, 2012 From Garden Trash to Hallway Treasure Got twigs? Of course you do! And it's pretty likely you've got the few additional materials needed to make this sweet coatrack. Hang it by the back...

October 01, 2012 Video: From Garden to Compost Those plants in your garden are looking pretty worthless right now. But don't be fooled by their drooping heads. They contain a goldmine of nut...

September 27, 2012 Name That Garden Problem! Should they stay or should they go? That's the question we all ponder when sizing up the plants that didn't fare well during the season. Na...

September 25, 2012 Recipes: Fall Produce, 5 Delicious Options The season's produce is calling you! Hearty vegetables and sweet fruit are begging to make an appearance on your table, and we have just the recip...

September 24, 2012 Critter-Proof Your Bulbs! In the world of gardening, fall is a lot like winter. It's the season where we pore over photos of gorgeous plants. Only this time of year, it's sp...

September 20, 2012 Prune It Like You Mean It Pruning small branches isn't a particularly thorny job, unless your pruner isn't up to the task. That's not the case with Fiskars' ...

September 18, 2012 Product Test: Thermometer/Clock Gets Raves "Great look." "Easy to read." "Easy to install." Members of the National Home Gardening Club give their resound...

September 17, 2012 Video: Free the Roots! When do gardeners think their landscapes are finished and they're done buying plants? Never! We're always tinkering, but especially this time ...

September 13, 2012 Gardening Blogs: Laugh and Learn! We love reading gardening blogs! It's like peeking over the fence to see what your neighbor's up to. You never know what you'll find, but ...

September 11, 2012 Meet the Good Guy: Autumn Revolution Bittersweet When the bittersweet vine Autumn Revolution (Celastrus scandens 'Bailumn') hit the market in 2009, the good guys in a bittersweet battle that&...

September 10, 2012 No Sparrows? It's Magic! Bullying house sparrows beware! Your all-you-can-eat buffet at the feeder is about to end. With the Sparrow-Free Magic Halo from Bird-X, you can feed ...

September 06, 2012 Video: Is Your Lawn Gasping for Air? Want to know the secret to that lush lawn you crave? Here's a hint: It's the same basic stuff humans require! And it's provided with ae...

August 30, 2012 Mark Now, Find Later Divide and plant! Divide and plant! This time of year, that mantra's heard 'round the gardening world. Digging up perennials and dividin...

August 28, 2012 Recipes: 5 Tasty Ways to Use Up Zucchini It's that time of year when those zucchini plants you've been tending are flooding you with produce. Don't panic. Turn them into one of th...

August 27, 2012 Drip and Save Holy smokes! This hot and dry summer has many gardeners getting burned with record-breaking water bills. Stop fuming and start dripping—with ...

August 23, 2012 Video: You'll Dig This Advice Finally! Those potatoes and onions you've been babying all summer are ready to harvest. So don't blow it. If harvested and stored proper...

August 21, 2012 Cool Tools Help Preserve the Garden Harvest   Long after hot summer days have faded, you can still savor the flavors of the summer harvest. Whether you're a seasoned canning pro up...

August 20, 2012 A Little Mist, A Lot of Cool Tired of hibernating indoors to escape the summer's heat? You need mist! Folks in the South and West have been using mist systems for years to ...

August 16, 2012 Bloggers We Love! Too hot to garden? Get your gardening fix from these enjoyable bloggers! In Garden History Girl, Paige Johnson (shown) entertains and informs with ...

August 14, 2012 A Pond Any Gardener Can Build Water streaming over gentle falls is meditative and soothing. But build those falls in your own backyard? That's a headache waiting to happen. ...

August 13, 2012 It's Time to Plant More Veggies! Harvesting the last of your summer vegetables? Don't be sad, be glad! Now you have room to plant a fall vegetable garden. This is the ideal tim...

August 09, 2012 Time to Ramble Through the Brambles! Got brambles? You do if you've got raspberries or blackberries. That's the common name for cane berries and other plants in the genus Rubus...

August 07, 2012 This Ornamental Grass Has Less Mass Looking for a grass that's not so massive? Consider blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). The seed heads of this prairie native top out at about 2 f...

August 06, 2012 Truth or Fiction? Gardening Myths Revealed! Which of these statements is true? Plants like music. Wood mulch attracts carpenter ants. Trees should be staked. Get the surprising answers t...

August 02, 2012 What's That Bug? You think you've got potato bugs, but how can you be sure? Ask the Bugman! Identifying bugs is a labor of love for Daniel Marlos, aka the Bu...

July 31, 2012 Product Test: Raves for These Outdoor Lights "Totally foolproof." "Works like a charm." "Easiest to install." These testimonies—from members of the Na...

July 30, 2012 It's Iris Time! Their blooms may be gone, but irises aren't ready to be forgotten. This is prime time to give some attention to these irresistible beauties, pa...

July 26, 2012 It's a Promise: These Plants Perform How patient are you? The wait-and-see aspect of growing plants demands tolerance, but even the most Zen-like gardeners reach their limits when a fl...

July 24, 2012 From Garden to Table: 4 Must-Make Recipes When the fresh crop of vegetables threatens to overrun your kitchen, it's time for some creative cooking! You'll find inspiration in these fou...

July 23, 2012 Video: Off With Their Heads! If you're a flower, refreshment during these dog days of summer doesn't only come from water. It's also delivered via snips! The techni...

July 19, 2012 Bloggers We Love! Take a few minutes away from your garden chores to indulge in some garden chatter! Here are three bloggers we're enjoying this month. In Everda...

July 17, 2012 Video: Bring On the Butterflies! Want to imbue some life into your garden? Bring on the butterflies! By selecting a few key plants, you can have monarchs, zebras, painted ladies, a...

July 16, 2012 What's This Plant? An Easy Way to Find Out! You might want to sit down. The website you're about to view has some very appealing photos, and you may find it hard to walk away. We're t...

July 12, 2012 Solar Post Caps Light Up the Night The night garden's a beautiful thing—if only you could see it! You could turn on your yard lights, but that's overkill. And walkway l...

July 10, 2012 Product Test: Versatile Nozzle Saves Water In the middle of a hot, dry summer, there's one thing gardeners pray for: More rain! Watering is costly, and for many folks, restrictions impos...

July 09, 2012 Sun Hats: Protection Plus Style Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest gardener of all? It could be you, if you wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun! Here are a few...

July 05, 2012 Green Grass Without the Fuss You know what they say: The grass is always greener—at someone else's house! Having a lush lawn seems like it should be easy. But we all kno...

July 03, 2012 This Plant's the Ticket to Effortless Beauty What plant can be grown in much of the U.S., gives you a season-long show, requires no special treatment, and produces fragrant flowers? Get ready ...

July 02, 2012 No Gas, No Cord, No Excuses Where do you stand in the cordless electric mower debate? Proponents talk about what these machines have eliminated—noisy engines, smelly gas...

June 28, 2012 And The Winners Are ... The Direct Gardening Association has announced its 2012 Green Thumb Award winners! Chosen by an independent panel of garden writers and editors, only ...

June 26, 2012 For the Birds: House Secrets. You've put out seed and a bath, and the birds are having a blast. The only thing missing from this scene is a house, where they can nest. But what...

June 25, 2012 Table or Bench? You Decide! This Fourth of July, declare your independence! No more reliance on the neighbors for extra seating or tables for your barbecue. With Convert-A-Bench,...

June 21, 2012 Bloggers We Love! Take a break from your garden chores—and read what other gardeners are doing! Ivette Soler's blog, The Germinatrix, is a celebration of p...

June 19, 2012 Add Some Pizzazz to Shady Spots Shade gardeners, take heart! Green is not your only color option. There are colorful flowers that thrive in shade, and one of our favorites is this be...

June 18, 2012 This Hose Won't Kink! Ah, time to water the garden. Your plants get a needed drink, and you get to admire your hard work. It's a recipe for a perfect moment, but there&...

June 14, 2012 Easy Way to ID Weeds You loved the mild winter. And the early spring with its glorious blooms was a gift. But what's up with these weeds? They're more prolific tha...

June 12, 2012 Pinching Has Its Rewards This Sunday, give Dad a Father's Day gift he can use every summer: the secret to better tomatoes! It's the perfect present because it costs...

June 11, 2012 Give Your Plants a Fishy Treat Want to give your garden a nutritious boost? Go fish! Fish are beneficial for plants just as they are for humans. In fact, many gardeners have been...

June 07, 2012 A New Concept in Rain Barrels The purpose of a rain barrel is brilliant: Capture rainfall (save money, conserve water!), and use it when and where you need it. Yet man...

June 05, 2012 Product Test: Spinning, Heavy-Duty Composter No one needs to convince you of the benefits of composting. But wouldn't it be nice if you could eliminate the hassle of turning it from time to t...

June 04, 2012 Stop, Shop, and Grow! We know you're up to your elbows in digging, planting, and maintaining your gardens. In fact, you're so busy you don't have time to truck ...

May 31, 2012 Put Your Knees At Ease With Handy Stool Gardeners, it seems, are more than willing to trade body pain for plant beauty. At least for awhile. But when you decide against tackling a task like ...

May 29, 2012 If You Build It, They Will Grow What does raising tomatoes have in common with raising kids? Every time you turn around, they've grown another inch. And they need lots of support, es...

May 24, 2012 Welcome Ladybugs With This Cute House Tired of mites, aphids, whiteflies, and Colorado potato beetles munching on your gardens every season? It's time to call in the ladybug brigade fo...

May 22, 2012 From Your Garden to Your Table: 4 Must-Make Recipes Give your homegrown fruits and vegetables the star billing they deserve this weekend in a tasty array of recipes that are perfect for Memorial Day ent...

May 21, 2012 We Love These Garden Bloggers! Pour yourself a cool drink and relax! It's time for some gardening inspiration from a few of the bloggers we're reading this month. ...

May 17, 2012 Grow Potatoes, Skip the Digging Growing potatoes takes little effort and the rewards are so tasty. It's even more fun when you don't have to dig up the harvest! While some ga...

May 15, 2012 This Watermelon Matures In Just 90 Days It's not too late! You've still got time to plant one of summer's most beloved treats—watermelon. 'Shiny Boy' melon, an All-...

May 14, 2012 Turn Heads With Rare Honeysuckle Vine When you think of a honeysuckle, the ubiquitious and undistinguished shrub comes to mind. In fact, there are more than 180 species of honeysuckle, and...

May 10, 2012 Give Mom An Entire Day of Flowers Planning to give Mom a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day? Give her a day of flowers instead—at a nearby public garden! Whether brimming wi...

May 08, 2012 Plan A Perfect Water Garden You've been talking about building a water garden for years. Is this the summer you'll finally take the plunge? Whatever your sty...

May 07, 2012 Soil Testing Has Never Been Easier Putting plants in garden beds without knowing anything about the soil is a little like making a casserole and then trying to bake it in the dishwasher...

May 03, 2012 These Shoes Are Made for Gardening Okay, let's just admit it: Sweaty feet are not one of the best things about gardening. Sure, we all need to wear work boots sometimes for protecti...

May 01, 2012 This Hydrangea Might Surprise You When it comes to identifying hydrangeas, you might think you've got that shrub nailed down: Big leaves, large flowers, top-heavy, right? Yes, but t...

April 30, 2012 Less Planting, More Butterhead Lettuce! Butterhead lettuce is the darling of early summer salads. Tossed with a light dressing and topped with fresh herbs and veggies, it's an irresistible t...

April 26, 2012 Cover Up Withering Bulbs with Perfectly Matched Perennials Love bulbs but hate their withering foliage? Perennials to the rescue! Cornell University researchers spent four years studying bulb and pe...

April 24, 2012 Gardeners Win Free Trips to Vegas We're excited to announce the winners of the 2012 Top Tool Tester Contest! With more than 200 entries showcasing gardens from California to Maine, the...

April 23, 2012 We Love These Garden Bloggers! When you're hungry to learn what others are doing with their gardens—whether it's dealing with pests or seeing what they're planting—where...

April 19, 2012 Grow Gorgeous Plants with Healthy Soil What's the secret to a gorgeous, healthy garden? Great soil! While it can take time to build it up, it isn't difficult if you follow these five tips:...

April 17, 2012 The Smart (and Painless) Way to Garden You're a curious gardener, always interested in learning best practices and the latest trends. Your gardens are your passion, and they're where you pu...

April 16, 2012 It's Never Too Early to Consider Fall Color Ah, spring! Can fall be far behind? Thankfully it is, but now is the time to start planning for autumn...

April 12, 2012 Pretty and Practical: Paisley Gloves Protect Hands and Arms For a gardener, a well-made pair of gloves is as valuable a tool as a sharp pruner. That's because gloves do more than keep your hands and nails clean...

April 10, 2012 Give Buffalo Grass A Chance It's only April, but spring's early arrival has brought the early arrival of lawn chores, from cutting and trimming to fertilizing and watering. And i...

April 09, 2012 Container Gardening Without the Hassle What two things do most gardeners have in common? They need space for growing plants, and whatever space they have never seems to be enough! That's on...

April 05, 2012 Fabric Pots: A Smart Choice for Healthy Plants What do plants have in common with people? They like having air movement, access to water, and plenty of room to stretch their legs. Seems pretty ...

April 03, 2012 Easter Lilies: Tips for Best Blooms For Easter, a single plant has grown as symbolic of the holiday as colored eggs: the elegant Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum). If you're the lucky rec...

April 02, 2012 V-Shaped Planter Provides Lots of Growing Space When it comes to raised beds, it's hard to imagine how the concept could be any better. Just the right height, they make it easy to plant and tend flo...

March 29, 2012 Power Up Your Spring Weeding The best way to win a war—even one with weeds—is to prevent it from ever developing. That's why using a weed preventative can be very effe...

March 27, 2012 Intensely Fragrant Hyacinth Turns Heads The color white is often associated with innocence, but don't let that fool you when it comes to L'Innocence hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis 'L'Innoce...

March 26, 2012 Wonder Hose: Power Cleaning, Gentle Watering Want to know the secret to becoming a happy gardener? Invest in a decent hose! There's nothing more frustrating than trying to work with one that kink...

March 22, 2012 Product Test: Powerful, Versatile Cordless Mower You can come up with a thousand reasons to not mow the lawn on any given day—and the first just might be that you'd rather garden. But if you ha...

March 20, 2012 This Wildflower Loves Water From its bright yellow blooms to its shiny, heart-shaped leaves, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is a wildflower that begs for your attention in...

March 19, 2012 Seeds with Benefits Sowing seeds has its rewards. You get to select exactly what you want, and then you get to watch the seeds sprout. But getting them in the ground isn'...

March 15, 2012 From Drink Pouch to Plant Caddy Are you a recycler? Most gardeners are, because their passion for tending the earth naturally includes a concern for keepi...

March 13, 2012 Meet the Perennial Plant of 2012 You'll be singing in praise of the blues when you plant Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'. Its beauty and adaptability recently won kudos from the Pe...

March 12, 2012 Show Us Your Garden! Gardeners are showoffs—in the best sense of the word! We love to share our bounty, whether it's food or flower, with friends and family. No...

March 08, 2012 A Smart Way to Tackle Weeds Spring showers might bring May flowers, but they also bring May weeds. And June weeds and July weeds and ... well, you get the picture. While you...

March 06, 2012 Grow Your Own Geraniums Geraniums are, quite simply, a gardener's dream plant. They're reliable, versatile—and, oh, those brilliant colors! While you might find an ampl...

March 05, 2012 Product Test: Debris Bag Saves Time and Steps Gardeners are like cooks: They make a mess when working! While cooks can use a nearby sink to contain the debris, gardeners are mobile and require a m...

March 01, 2012 Catch Terrarium Fever As trends go, terrariums have earned top honors for the number of times they've cycled from must-have-now to that's-so-yesterday. After awhile, we sim...

February 28, 2012 Show Us Your Garden! Gardeners are showoffs—in the best sense of the word! We love to share our bounty, whether it's food or flower, with friends and family. ...

February 27, 2012 No Ordinary Compost What happened when three college students, a parking lot, and food scraps collided? While disaster comes to mind (think world's biggest food fig...

February 23, 2012 Ready, Set, Plant Spring is coming—really!—and it's time to get some seeds planted. Even if you have a tried-and-true way of tackling this garden task, it's...

February 21, 2012 Tips for Adding a Water Feature Looking to try something new this year in your garden? Go big (or small) with a water feature. In addi...

February 20, 2012 Start Seeds the Easy Way Do your vegetable gardens look like they were planted by a drunken sailor? Honestly, it can be pretty challenging to plant the kind of neat, orderly r...

February 16, 2012 Get a Jumpstart on Your Garden It's planting time! While it's tough right now to remember the crunch of just-harvested carrots or the delicious aroma of sweet alyssum, it's prime ti...

February 14, 2012 Valentine's Gift That Lasts Planning on giving your sweetie roses for Valentine's Day? This year, make that gift one that lasts—maybe for years to come. ...

February 13, 2012 Make Gardening Fun for Kids Kids love to help with gardening—what child doesn't like to dig in the dirt? But it's not always easy to keep them engaged. That's why we like t...

February 09, 2012 A Sweet Gift for Your Sweetie Practical presents are nice sometimes. But for Valentine's Day, even down-to -earth gardeners might raise an eyebrow after tearing the wrapping paper ...

February 07, 2012 Get Growing with a Greenhouse As a gardener, you never grow tired of playing in the dirt. Wouldn't it be great to get your hands as dirty as you wanted—whenever you wanted? Y...

February 06, 2012 Mailbox Planters? Why Didn't We Think of That! Boxy and boring, mailboxes can be a gardener's nemesis. You can try to make them blend into the landscape, but more often than not, they stick out lik...

September 14, 2011 Container Gardeners Will Love This We love the look of containers brimming with colorful flowers, but the damage those pots do to your deck, patio, or porch can be really bad. ...

September 13, 2011 Mushy Squash? Here's Help! You've waited all summer for your squash, zucchini, and pumpkins. So when the plants start to wilt and turn into yellow piles of mush, we feel your pa...

September 12, 2011 Check Out This Very Cool Rain Gauge Garden gurus tell us that most plants, shrubs, and trees do best when they get about an inch of water each week. And what do they suggest we measure w...

September 08, 2011 Stop Swatting at Mosquitoes   If the sound of a buzzing mosquito sends you into a slapping fit before you even lay eyes on the biting bug, y...

September 07, 2011 Put an End to Pests—Naturally Got bugs? Some bugs are helpful in the garden, while others are pesky and damaging. If you're having trouble with the latt...

September 06, 2011 Check Out the 2011 Grass of the Year If your water feature is in need of a new look, we've got just the pick for you. Palm sedge may look like a grass, and eve...

May 19, 2011 Let the Worms Do the Work If you'd like to try manure as a fertilizer but live in an urban area with no free-roaming cattle on the back 40, we've got just the thing for you. ...

April 22, 2011 Grow Delicious Blueberries Blueberries usually come with a premium price at the grocery store. But you can beat that price by growing your own. ...

March 31, 2011 A Fun Kit to Get Kids Gardening Kids don't always want to eat their vegetables—unless they grow them themselves. The American Gardening Association says 98 percent of kids who grow t...

March 29, 2011 Got Shade? Check Out This Bright Beauty Your shade garden is full of lush shades of green, but finding brighter colors can be a challenge. Luckily, shade does ha...

March 28, 2011 Delicious Recipes for Your Garden Harvest There's nothing more fun than growing fresh herbs, vegetables, and fruits in your garden. But being stuck with a fridge full of edibles and not knowin...

March 24, 2011 No Tools Needed for This Raised Bed Gardeners love raised beds for so many reasons: they solve the problem of poor soil conditions, they make it easy to grow a lot of veggies efficiently...

March 21, 2011 Don't Wait for Summer to Grow Your Own Fresh Herbs Nothing beats the flavor of fresh herbs from your garden—except maybe fresh herbs growing on your kitchen windowsill. ...

March 17, 2011 A Bizarre New Houseplant African violets add color and cheer to your windowsill all year—if they bloom, that is. And there's the rub. Often, no matter how much we feed them an...

March 15, 2011 Plant for a Bright Winter Next Year This past winter, if you caught your mind wandering to all the different things you'd like to see in your garden instead of slush and snow, you're not...

March 14, 2011 12 Months of Cute Planting Spring may have sprung, but for a lot of us it's still too early to plant... outside, anyway. Enter RedEnvelope's Year of Seeds—12 months of be...

March 11, 2011 Enter to Win a Burpee Gift Card If you're like most gardeners, you spent the winter making big plans for your spring garden. The wait is over—spring is here—so let the pl...

March 10, 2011 Take Container Gardening to New Heights Do you ever wish for more space in your garden? Most of us do. Wouldn't it be great if we could get that extra space without sacrificing other plants ...

March 08, 2011 Expert Tips on Creating an Outdoor Space Your garden is not just a place where you work hard to grow all your favorites—it's also a spot where you sit back, relax, and enjoy the beauty ...

March 07, 2011 Enjoy Your Patio—Even in Chilly Spring Weather In the dead of winter, it's not that hard to squelch yearnings for an evening on the patio. But come March, it just about makes you crazy when you can...

March 03, 2011 Think It's Too Cold to Compost? Composting is a great, eco-friendly way to get rid of organic waste—and transform it into rich, healthy soil for your garden. But if you live in...

March 01, 2011 Secrets for Long-Lasting Color Each year we're faced with the challenge of keeping the color in our garden going strong from season to season. Most peren...

February 24, 2011 Check Out These Funky Little Potted Herbs If you're craving the tastes of a summer garden in the middle of winter, we've come across a delicious solution. These sup...

February 23, 2011 Learn How to Feed Your Favorite Birds Winter can be hard on wild birds, especially in snowy regions where food is often scarce. February is a perfect time to s...

February 22, 2011 Just Say No to Ugly Plant Stakes If there's one surefire way to detract from a plant's beauty, it's propping it up with an ugly, unwieldy support system. That's why we like the sl...

February 17, 2011 Veggies on Wheels Some lucky gardeners are blessed with large sunny lots with perfect soil where they can plant row upon row of delicious veggies. But the rest of us st...

February 16, 2011 Win a Mantis Tiller! Picking just one favorite plant or one favorite gardening tool is very hard to do. That's why we ran a poll on Facebook that gave you three optio...

February 15, 2011 Hide Garden Eyesores with this Versatile Vine Fences and barriers stick out like a sore thumb in a gorgeous garden. How do you soften their look and help them blend in with the garden? Cover them ...

February 14, 2011 Silence the Creaks and Squeaks in Your Garden Every now and then we come across something in our garden that needs more than a green thumb. Like that wheelbarrow that doesn't quite wheel anymore. ...

February 10, 2011 Outfox the Squirrels Let's be honest: squirrels humiliate us. Day after day, these twitchy little mammals get the better of us. Even in winter, when there aren't many live...

February 08, 2011 Check Out This Award-Winning Rose If February has you thinking about roses, we've got a pick for you that will last longer than a bouquet. The Hot Cocoa ros...

February 07, 2011 Valentine's Tea for a Gardener If you've ever noticed how something small can put a big smile on someone's face, you'll want to check out this great Valentine's Day gift idea for yo...

February 03, 2011 Valentine's Gifts That Keep on Giving Setting aside a day for mushy expressions of love is nice, but wouldn't it be better to make a splashy show of your affection all year long? We think ...

February 01, 2011 Beautiful Blooms to Brighten Your Winter Does this year's long winter have you craving the colorful blooms of your garden? It's time to brighten things up—indoors. These showy houseplan...

January 31, 2011 Shoveling Made Easy Most gardeners would probably agree that the worst part of winter—other than waiting for spring to arrive, of course!—is the snow. Shoveli...

January 27, 2011 Grow Herbs Indoors Without Soil If you're a veggie gardener, you know how long the winter seems without some of those fresh veggies and herbs straight from the garden. ...

January 25, 2011 Got Gnats? In the middle of winter, we love the pretty colors of African violets, poinsettias, and amaryllis. But that cloud of tiny bugs swirling over our prize...

January 24, 2011 A Secure New Way to Hide Your Keys Outdoors You probably hide a key outside in case someone in your family gets locked out. But do you ever worry about someone else finding it? RocLok will g...

January 20, 2011 Keep Paths Snow-Free Without Harming Plants The last thing you want as you're out and about in your yard this winter is to take a tumble on a patch of ice. If you're lucky, the only thing hurt i...

January 18, 2011 The Dirt on Soil How much do you know about the soil in your garden? Soil supplies plants with water, nutrients, and an anchor for their ro...

January 17, 2011 A Safer, Greener Way to Melt Slippery Ice It's not the snow that makes winters so tough. It's the ice, right? All that slipping and sliding. You want to melt it so you and your neighbors don't...

January 13, 2011 Slippers That Aren't Afraid of a Little Mud No matter how much we appreciate the beauty of freshly fallen snow, winter can quickly turn into a mess. Eventually, the pristine snow turns into melt...

January 11, 2011 Check Out These Top Picks for Shade We all have problem areas in our gardens. For many of us, the issue is shade, so you'll be happy to know that there are solutions for this common prob...

January 10, 2011 2011: The Year of Tomatoes and Zinnias We love tomatoes and we love zinnias. And we think a celebration is in order, as they've both been honored as crops of the year for 2011. ...

January 06, 2011 Stylish Bird Houses Will Jazz up Your Garden Even if you don't have the funds to upgrade your own pad this year, you might want to do it for your favorite feathered friends. ...

January 04, 2011 You'll Love This Award-Winning Blanket Flower Gardening is competitive, whether we like to admit it or not. Who doesn't want to be that house on the block with the newest and coolest plants? ...

January 03, 2011 A Cleaner Way to Feed the Birds We love to watch birds fluttering around and eating the seed we put out for them, but we're not so crazy about the dirty job of cleaning the feeder. ...

December 30, 2010 A Web-Based Journal for Gardeners A lot of gardeners think about keeping a journal to track the plants they buy, note how things grow (or don't), and plan for future seasons. A garden ...

December 28, 2010 Bird Feeding on a Budget Birding and gardening go hand-in-hand. If you have a beautiful garden filled with shrubs and perennials, chances are you also have a lot of birds that...

December 27, 2010 Say Goodbye to Blisters We used to think of gardening gloves as silly accessories. That was when we were about 9 years old, and we had never hoisted a shovel or built a stone...

December 21, 2010 Amaryllis: Keep the Blooms Bright after the Holidays An amaryllis is a gift that unwraps itself. As the dark days of winter go by, its flower stalk gets taller and taller, until one day it unfurls its br...

December 20, 2010 Easy Weekend Project: Make an Evergreen Ball As you're decorating the inside of your home this holiday season, don't forget to spruce up the outside, too. Brighten up your home's exterior and inc...