How-To Guide
- Assess Your Garden Conditions
- Buying Plants
- How to Control Garden Growth
- How to Cut and Layer Plants
- How to Design a Garden
- How to Design and Plant Ground Covers
- How to Design Gardens
- How to Design with Garden Accents
- How to Design with Shrubs
- How to Grow a Low-Maintenance Garden
- How to Grow a Speciality Garden
- How to Grow Plants with the Light You Have
- How to Mulch
- How to Prepare Soil for Planting
- How to Prevent Garden Pests and Diseases
- How to Prevent Plant Diseases
- How to Prune Plants
- How to Stake Plants
- How to Start a Garden
- How to Water Plants
- Preparing Garden Soil
- Keeping a Gardening Log
Design Ideas
Garden design tips help take the guesswork out of planning a beautiful garden. Learn great garden design tips for your garden.
- 5 Japanese Style Gardens
Since the 6th century, Japanese gardeners have been creating green spaces that focus less on perennials and peonies and more on meditation and peace of mind. - How Butterfly Gardens Work What has bright, blooming flowers and a sea of flapping wings? A butterfly garden. Planting one will help you to attract and conserve these winged beauties.
- Color Theme Garden Ideas Color is a vital consideration when planning any type of garden. Whether you want rainbows of color or a simple monochromatic design, you'll love these inspiring ideas and images.
- Cottage Garden Ideas Cottage gardening is a beautiful way to manage many plant types in a small backyard or other garden space, because they display annuals, perennials, herbs, shrubs, and vegetables -- all growing quite happily together with an effect of controlled chaos.
- English Country Garden Ideas Balance formal and informal in your garden and create a spot of English countryside with a formal carpet bed, an avenue of pleached limes, an ornamental pond and fountain or a well-filled perennial border. Read more about English gardens.
- Foilage Garden Ideas Let leaves take centerstage in a lush, lovely foliage garden -- no flowers need apply. Foliage carries a garden through the seasons, long after the flowers have faded to a memory. Use our foliage garden ideas and garden photos to get inspired!
- Fragrant Garden Ideas Delight two senses when you choose fragrant blossoms and foliage for your garden! Fragrance adds an ineffable, almost magical quality to a planting scheme, enhancing the beauty of the flowers. See our fragrant garden ideas.
- Garden Gallery Good garden ideas can encourage you to plant with zeal. Get inspired with great garden photos. Learn how these garden ideas can work in your yard.
- Garden Types Just because you're interested in gardening, doesn't mean that you have to stick to the classic floral plot. There are many different kinds including rock, rose, and water gardens. Learn about the different garden types.
- Habitat Garden Ideas When you create a habitat garden, wildlife like birds and butterflies enjoy it too. Birdsong and brightly colored butterflies not only add beauty to the environment, but also make the garden seem like a natural refuge.
- Natural Garden Ideas No matter what climate you happen to live in, there are garden plants that can thrive there. Our natural garden ideas and garden photos will help you select just the right thing for your plot of ground.
- Rock Garden Ideas Recreate a stunning natural scene in your garden with these rock garden ideas. The dainty scale of the plants allows for great versatility in design, adapting to just about any size the grower desires.
- Starting a Community Garden Gardens have lots of benefits, but what if you don't have any land to start your own? If you're strapped for green space, a community garden might be the answer.
- How Xeriscaping Works We all know that water's a precious resource, but in drought-stricken regions, it's harder to come by than ever. What can you do? One landscaping option is Xeriscaping.
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