How to Start Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide

A great garden should have a healthy mix of perennials and annuals, both for aesthetics and for ease of maintenance.

Bird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.

Garden location determines not only what you can grow and how easy the garden will be to maintain but also the visual impact of the garden on your landscape.

It’s simpler than you may think.

Fertilizer manufacturers would like you to believe that it’s impossible to grow a vegetable garden without chemicals, but gardeners and farmers have done it successfully for hundreds of years.

Step-by-step instructions and helpful tips.

Keep your plants (and wallet) happy: Here are the top 10 dos and don’ts for efficient irrigation and resource conservation.

Don't let these pesky plants crash your garden party!

Stop mosquitoes, ticks, and spiders in their tracks.

For when you’re interested in growing your own food, but are feeling overwhelmed.

That depends on what you’re growing — and what your goal is. Here’s a short refresher.

You can provide perfect conditions for whatever you’re keen on growing.

“When we’re involved in something like gardening, we are very much able to, in the meditative sense, let go of our thoughts and be focused in the moment on what we are doing.”

Expert advice on leveling up your houseplant care, from choosing the right specimen to recognizing when your greenery needs more (or less) attention.