Gardening

Read our step-by-step guide on how to build a rain garden, an eco-friendly way to handle stormwater runoff while beautifying your yard.

Read our guide to learn how to make and use compost tea so that you can improve the look and health of your lawn.

A strategic mix of annuals and perennials yields a brilliant garden when the heat is really on

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

Read our DIY guide on how to create a stylish herb planter from an old wagon and bring fresh, homegrown herbs to your doorstep.

Hydrangeas are a vibrant flower that can add a pop of color to any garden. Read our top tips to keeping them healthy and thriving.

Looking to spruce up your lawn and create a gorgeous outdoor space? Here's what you need to know to get the job done right.

Uncover some smart strategies that will let you raise your own fruit and vegetable harvest in any size outdoor space.

Follow our step-by-step guide for drilling perfect drainage holes in planters to maintain healthy plants and prevent water damage.

Learn about everyday houseplants that do double duty clearing out pollutants in your indoor air.

Learn how to separate the root balls of vigorously growing perennial plants to get healthier flowers with more blooms.

From trash to topsoil, everything travels more quickly when you stick a wheel underneath it

These creative, reader-made plant tags leave those boring old plastic stakes you get at the nursery in the dust

Grow additional specimens from those you already have to fill out your garden beds or share with friends—for free.

For one novice gardener, a blank-slate backyard became a canvas for a series of color-packed flower beds built over time

If you’re looking for the best flowers that offer vibrant color all summer long, check out these no-fail, flowering plants.

Having trouble keeping your garden alive? Here are 12 low-maintenance plants ideal for gardeners with black thumbs.

Sure, you’ll plant in the spring, but a bountiful vegetable garden takes forethought and skill. The expert info here on how to grow a vegetable garden will help you build the chops to nurture crops!

Plan a front-yard landscape that boosts curb appeal and welcomes you home

Personalize your green acres with character-filled items scavenged from flea markets, thrift shops, even your own garage

Many popular plants that shrivel in winter can be propagated from cuttings, put in pots, and grown indoors till the weather warms. Here's how

Maximize your garden’s bloom time with this guide to planting "sandwiched" bulbs for a colorful, six-week spring show.

A landscape designer's top 7 tips for incorporating plant containers to creatively transform your garden's look and feel.

Adorn your table with floral arrangements made from one of these 15 fast-growing, yard-transforming bloom varieties.

Make a garden trough with all the character (but none of the hassle) of carved stone

Looking to add more color to your garden? Our guide details the best plants with colorful foliage to help brighten up your outdoor space.