How to Grow Grapes in the Home Garden
Whether growing them for healthy snacking or craft wine making, grapes have a place in the home landscape. Here's a...
Why You Should Consider Creating a Garden Bed Edging
Garden beds can be fun to plant and tend, but as soon as unwanted plants invade, the battle begins. Your...
Blow Out Your Hoses
Make sure all the water in your garden hose really is gone before storing it.
10 Best Plants for a Rain Garden
When you plant a rain garden, you do your part for the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. Pick the...
Homeowner’s Guide to a Weed-Free Landscape
Don't let your landscape get overtaken by weeds this season! We've got solutions for banishing even the most troublesome invaders,...
10 Flowering Shrubs for Your Garden
If you're going to invest the money, time and valuable garden space in shrubs, you may as well make sure...
9 Butterfly Flowers to Grow From Seed
Want to attract butterflies on a budget? Fill your garden with beautiful butterfly flowers from just a few dollars' worth...
The Best Herbs to Grow in a Patio Garden
You don't need a lot of space to grow herbs. In fact, herbs are easy to grow and great candidates...
12 Inspiring DIY Flower Walls
Move over planters and flower beds. This year, everyone wants a living flower wall! Display your favorite flowers and plants...
21 Shed Organization Ideas and Projects You Should Know
Looking for ways to clean up your garden shed mess? We've got the best projects for organizing your shed and...
17 Tips for Tidy Outdoor Storage
Transform your yard with innovative, budget-friendly outdoor storage solutions to keep gardening tools and supplies neatly organized and accessible.
Greenhouse from the Salad Bar
The next time you hit up a salad bar for lunch, save the plastic clamshell container. It can be reused...
10 Tips for Winter Composting
There's no reason to let compost go dormant over the winter. Keeping your compost active year-round offers a range of...
Square Foot Gardening
Make the most of your time and space with a smarter way to plant your garden: square foot gardening
Build a License Plate Birdhouse
Personalize a DIY birdhouse with an old license plate, and you’ll have a real one-of-a-kind place for birds to call...
10 Wildflowers That Do Well in Home Gardens
Wildflowers are a good option for the gardener who wants plants to do the "heavy lifting" without a lot of...
11 Sparkling Shrubs for Today’s Yards
Shrubs have come a long way since the days of "blink and you'll miss seeing it bloom" forsythias. Advances in...
Garden Tool Storage Ideas
The right garden tools make gardening easier for sure. But where do you store all those tools? And how do...
How To Build a Garden Arbor
Create this stylish, arched DIY garden arbor in only a couple of days. It’s way easier than it looks.
How To Sharpen Shears, Hedge Trimmers and Other Garden Tools
Proper gardening tool sharpening, such as pruning shears and hedge clippers, make your work easier, and the sharpening can be...
How To Build a Copper Trellis for Your Garden
Solder up this trellis in a weekend with ordinary copper tubing.
Getting the Kinks Out: Finding a Garden Hose that Actually Works
I'm on a quest for the perfect garden hose.
A Guide to Setting Up a Drip Irrigation System for Your Garden
Less water and healthier plants: Here's how to know if drip irrigation is a fit for your garden, plus how...
Sharpening Knives, Scissors and Tools
13 expert sharpening tips and tools to make the job easier - no more dull DIY and garden tools!
Garden Shed Illustrations and Materials List
These illustrations and this materials list are a part of the Garden Shed that appeared in the July/August, 2008 issue...
How To Close Down Your Vegetable Garden for the Winter
While fall winds down, there's still some garden winterization to do. Here's how to handle your final harvest, plus tips...
The 6 Types of Soil For Your Garden
Gardening success depends on knowing your soil. Here's how to determine your soil type, and point your green thumb toward...
10 Best Plants that Bloom in the Winter
Give your home's landscaping a pop of color even during the dark, dreary months of winter. These winter blooming plants...