Gardening Ideas & Inspiration
Explore inspiring gardening ideas that will drastically make your home more efficient & appealing.
10 Plants That Self-Seed for Prairie-Style Gardens
Over time, plants that self-seed help a wild-looking garden become chock-full of plants without extra expense
10 Grasses for Prairie-Style Gardens
From upright and airy to short and mounding, these grasses form the backbone of a prairie garden
10 Foolproof Native Plants for Prairie-Style Gardens
These tough, fuss-free perennials and grasses have adapted to North American climates and lend to the rustic prairie charm
10 Best Summer Blooming Bulbs
Get these in the ground now, and they'll achieve full size and peak color in just weeks, putting on a show right through the hotter months ahead
Grow a Garden From Kitchen Scraps
Don't throw these eight fruits and veggies in the compost bin. Give them a new life in an indoor garden
8 Exotic Plants That Take Up to a Decade—or More—to Bloom
Run-of-the mill garden plants bloom predictably, but these unusual species take years to produce flowers. Worth the wait? You decide...
Fall Flowers to Plant This Autumn
Learn about standout new varieties of old favorites you can put in the ground and enjoy now, and for many seasons to come.
10 New Hydrangeas You'll Want to Grow Now
Updated versions of summer's favorite shrub offer an expanded range of colors—and blooms that add interest through fall
Easy-Care, Low-Water Container Gardens
10 ideas for potted arrangements from Sunset's new Western Book of Easy-Care Plantings
A CSA Success Story: How a Small Family Farm Flourishes
This husband-and-wife team delivers colorful produce to local families just a few hours after they pluck it from the earth—and they're proving that small family farms can succeed by simply feeding the neighborhood
Check out These Seeds From Your Local Library
Local libraries are getting in on the heirloom action, offering cardholders packets of seeds to grow, harvest, and (maybe) return
13 Ideas for Creating Garden Retreats
Transform a patch of green into an outdoor destination with these fresh upgrades
Resilient Plants for Hardy Hellstrips
Not every plant is resilient enough for a streetside garden. Here are some bulletproof varieties that don't skimp on color
Four-Season Garden Star
A garden designer pairs easy-care shrubs and colorful containers for a home garden that wows year-round
Garden Fixes from the Kitchen
Solve your yard problems with these nontoxic solutions—straight from your pantry
Tried-and-True Perennials for Your Garden
Unfussy and long-lived, perennials pump out beautiful foliage and flowers year after year
50 State Flowers to Grow Anywhere
Show off your national pride with these favorites
Uncommon Container Gardens
Focus on foliage plants for sensational season-long displays
How To Choose And Plant Climbing Roses
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and rosarian Felicity Keen show how to beautify a fence line with blooming rose bushes
Avoid Invasives: Plant This, Not That
27 trouble-free alternatives to popular shrubs that have earned the "invasive" label
Dahlias: Late Summer's Drama Queens
In a showstopping array of colors, sizes, and shapes, dahlias can play a leading role in your garden's finale
From Blah Lawn to Backyard Rose Garden Paradise
On the way to swapping turf for cottage-style plantings, this self-taught gardener discovered a passion for her new pastime
Garden Beauty on a Budget
A resourceful couple with a "more is more" philosophy and a talent for thrift carves a hardscrabble lot into a series of exuberantly romantic gardens
Add Healthy Herbs to Your Garden
Give your greenery and healthy diet a boost by planting these healthy herbs in your garden
All About Groundcover
Whether you’re looking for the best low maintenance or fastest growing groundcover for your lawn, these plants offer solutions to barren spots and spaces.
18 Tips for Decorating Your Garden
Ornaments add another dimension to a landscape and give it year-round appeal. Here, lessons from one striking space
Best Foundation Plants for Stellar Curb Appeal
Plantings that ring the base of your home should do more than just conceal the foundation. Read these foolproof planting tips to boost your curb appeal.
Using Rain Gardens to Keep Waterways Pollution-Free
How seven gorgeous gardens were designed to filter and divert rain runoff and protect the surrounding environment
How to Get Late-Summer Color in Your Garden
A strategic mix of annuals and perennials yields a brilliant garden when the heat is really on
A Front Yard Becomes a Community Garden
When a local community garden lost one of its two plots, TOH reader Angela Baker stepped in, converting her family's yard into 31 fruit and vegetable beds for everyone to share
How to Choose and Plant Hydrangeas
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook discusses how to choose and plant hydrangeas
9 Clean-Air Plants for Your Home
Learn about everyday houseplants that do double duty clearing out pollutants in your indoor air.