Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

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Ornamental Gardens

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Clivia

Brilliant and beautiful, clivia plants make excellent potted plants and grow wonderfully in tropical and subtropical climates. In this article, Florida gardener Melissa Strauss discusses how to grow and care for these perennial evergreens.

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Shrubs

How To Divide Peonies in 5 Easy Steps

While peonies don’t require much in the way of dividing, it’s a useful way to expand our collection and can benefit the health of the colony. If you have an established group, it’s a great way to spread the bountiful blooms to other garden areas. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in simple steps for successfully dividing peonies.

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Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Star Magnolia Trees

Deciduous magnolias may not be as well known as their evergreen cousins, but they are no less beautiful. Star magnolia is a stunning tree that falls into this group. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about planting and caring for your own star magnolia.

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Trees

15 Early Spring Flowering Trees For Your Home Landscape

Spring showers bring May flowers unless you’re planting one of these 15 trees! These spring flowering species emerge from winter dormancy earlier than other trees and shrubs. Whether you like native plants, gigantic blooms, or stately structures, there’s sure to be an option here for your garden.

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Vegetables

15 Best Vegetables to Grow in Your Survival Garden

Are you preparing for tough times this year by starting a survival garden? Vegetables will play a huge part in feeding your family if things get dire. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers the best survival garden vegetables to grow this year.

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Shrubs

13 Heirloom Peony Varieties for Your Landscape

Peonies have been charming gardens for centuries, and heirloom varieties are a testament to their longevity and performance. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores antique peonies, rooted in history, to add to our modern collections.

Freshly dug garlic crops with long, wilted green leaves and plump, dirt-covered bulbs with papery outer layers lying in the gardener's hands, grown with the goal of lowering grocery costs.

Edible

11 Crops You Can Grow at Home to Lower Grocery Costs

With the price of produce always on the rise, your grocery bill can feel like it's skyrocketing. Growing your own food is a great way to get the freshest, tastiest produce while cutting down your food budget. Vegetable gardener Melissa Strauss has some tasty veggies that you can grow in your garden to lower your grocery costs.

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Flowers

When and How to Prune Hellebore Plants

If you have hellebores in the yard, you may wonder if you need to prune them. All hellebore plants benefit from pruning, though when and how to do it depends on the species. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares all you need to know about pruning your hellebores for growing success.