Landscaping and ornamental garden design
Everything you need to know about growing Japanese maples, from choosing varieties and ideal conditions to pruning, container growing, and solving common problems for these stunning ornamental trees.
Learn how to design a stunning cottage garden with romantic planting ideas, color schemes, layout tips, and essential plant selections for a lush, informal garden that blooms from spring through fall.
Discover 10 gorgeous low-maintenance perennials that bloom all summer long, including coneflowers, daylilies, black-eyed Susans, and more, with planting tips and design advice.
Discover the most fragrant shrubs for your garden including lilac, gardenia, daphne, and mock orange. Learn planting tips for maximum scent.
A DIY trellis can be as simple as string and stakes or as elaborate as a cedar arbor. The key is matching the structure to the vine.
Annual vines grow from seed to full coverage in a single season, making them perfect for quick color, screening, and filling gaps.
Wisteria's cascading purple blooms are garden showstoppers — but this vigorous vine requires firm management to prevent it from taking over.
Passion fruit vine delivers stunning alien-looking flowers and delicious tropical fruit on a vigorous, fast-growing vine.
Need privacy fast? The right vine on the right structure can create a lush green screen in a single growing season.
Clematis earns its royal title with spectacular blooms in every color from deep purple to pure white, and varieties for every season.
Flowering vines transform plain fences and structures into cascading walls of color and fragrance.
As water conservation becomes increasingly important, drought-tolerant shrubs offer beauty without the guilt of heavy irrigation.
Native shrubs evolved alongside local wildlife and provide superior food and shelter compared to non-native ornamentals.
Dwarf shrubs deliver the beauty of full-size varieties in a compact package perfect for small gardens, borders, and containers.
Proper pruning is the difference between a shapely, productive shrub and an overgrown mess. Learn the right techniques for every type.
Evergreen shrubs create natural privacy screens that are more attractive and longer-lasting than wooden fences.
The lasagna method stacks bulbs at different depths in one container or bed for months of continuous blooms.
Shade doesn't mean you can't have a bulb garden. Many beautiful bulbs thrive in partial to full shade.
Tender bulbs like dahlias, cannas, and gladiolus need to be dug up and stored indoors where winters are cold.
Naturalizing bulbs create the appearance of wildflower meadows that return and expand each year with zero replanting.
Summer-flowering bulbs pick up where spring bulbs leave off, providing dramatic color from June through frost.
Forcing bulbs indoors brings spring flowers to your windowsill in the depths of winter. Amaryllis, paperwhites, and hyacinths are the easiest to force.
Spring-blooming bulbs deliver the first burst of color after a long winter. Plant them in fall for a dazzling spring display.
Complete guide to butternut trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to growing hickory trees for nuts and beautiful fall color. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to how to grow cashew trees in warm climates. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to nut trees for small yards. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to best nut trees for cold climates. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to macadamia nut trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to pine nut trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to how to grow pistachio trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to growing chestnut trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to hazelnut trees for home gardens. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to how to grow almond trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to growing pecan trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Complete guide to how to grow walnut trees. Learn planting, care, harvesting, and processing for productive backyard nut production.
Everything you need to know about how to mulch around trees properly. Learn proper application, depth, timing, and the pros and cons for your specific garden situation.
Everything you need to know about living mulch. Learn proper application, depth, timing, and the pros and cons for your specific garden situation.
Complete guide to fast-spreading ground cover plants for quick coverage. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to ground cover between stepping stones and pavers. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to moss garden guide. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to drought-tolerant ground cover. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to clover lawn alternative. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to how to plant ground cover. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to ground cover for slopes and erosion control. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to evergreen ground cover plants for year-round coverage. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to flowering ground covers that bloom all season. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to how to replace lawn with ground cover plants. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to ground cover plants for shade. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.
Complete guide to creeping thyme ground cover. Learn the best varieties, planting techniques, and maintenance tips for beautiful, low-maintenance ground coverage.