Gardening
Grow and maintain a thriving garden with tips on soil prep, planting, pruning, and seasonal care.
How To Start and Maintain an Organic Garden at Your Home
This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada shares some excellent DIY tips on starting and maintaining an organic garden.
Power Up Your Compost
If you slacked on tending your compost pile this winter, it’s time to get it back into action. Give it a bit more attention now, and your garden will thank you later
Colorful Garden Remodel
A California couple romance their compact property by carving out colorful garden rooms with plenty of guest-ready seating
How to Turn a Feeding Trough Into a Planter
Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada travels to Tennessee to build a planter out of an animal feeding trough
Big Container Plants for Small Yards
On a lot that has more hardscape than planting space, container gardening is one way to indulge your green thumb. In fact, you can grow seriously sizable plants in pots—even trees. Here are three surprisingly XL options that still work for XS footprints
All About Garden Sheds
Whether you have small or large garden shed plans, we offer an all-encompassing guide on your installing, building, and purchasing options, as well as designing and custom accenting your cozy workspace.
How To Fight Aphids Naturally
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook explains how to tend to plants that are infested with aphids.
How To Treat Disease in Citrus Trees
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner treat a citrus tree that’s been affected by citrus greening.
How To Create a Vintage Wheelbarrow Planter
Reinvent the wheel—in a charming herb planter. Follow this guide to repurpose your old yard equipment into a uniquely green decoration.
How to Grow Tropical Plants Indoors
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook teaches a homeowner to get a tropical feel from indoor house plants
Practical Magic Garden Upgrade
A couple of plant pros coax a patch of bare soil into a series of gardens brimming with blooms—a few even fit for a pixie
How To Plant a Rain Garden
Learn the purpose behind a rain garden, its basic design, how to build one, and which plants to choose.
How To Plant a Tropical Raised Garden
Ask This Old House expert Roger Cook plants an organic tropical garden in raised beds—and fruit trees that will grow well in Hawaii.
How to Build a Cedar Planter Box
A freestanding DIY cedar planter box will dress up any patio or deck. Learn how to build one from This Old House's Tom Silva.
A Magical Garden in Buffalo
A homeowner with a magpie’s eye and a restless imagination turns his garden into a space brimming with ideas
Plant-Friendly Soaps That Are Safe for Greywater Irrigation
Make sure your soaps and detergents are safe for greywater irrigation by using these irrigation tips for your lawn and garden.
How To Grow Your Own Spring Greens
Turn over a new leaf with fast-growing and cold-hardy spring greens. We’ve got tips to get you growing and recipes to inspire.
Stakes Worthy of Your Best Peonies
Hefty support will keep your peonies from sagging and enhance their beauty. This article explores methods for staking peonies.
Planting an Orchard Out Back
Planting fruit trees is a centuries-old way to boost your household harvest—one that will enhance a landscape for years to come.
How to Grow Microgreens
Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada explains how to grow and harvest microgreens.
A Nantucket Cottage Garden Finds its Sweet Spot
Compact yet overflowing with blooms, this perennial garden gives its owners a spectacular show all summer long
Lush Life in a California Garden
An artful mix of curved terraces, vibrant flowers, and luxuriant succulents transforms a challenging backyard
What Is It? | Red Plastic Ball
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares some fruit with the guys, sort of
How To Start Plants from Seed to Spruce up Your Home
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook discusses foolproof tips and techniques for starting plants from seeds.
How To Build a High-Tunnel Greenhouse for Your Plants
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner build a simple, affordable backyard greenhouse.
10 Foolproof Native Plants for Prairie-Style Gardens
These tough, fuss-free perennials and grasses have adapted to North American climates and can lend a rustic prairie charm.
10 Best Summer Blooming Bulbs
We walk you through 10 of the perfect summer bulbs to plant for a garden full of vibrant flowers, even in the hottest climates.
How To Grow Culinary Herbs
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook gets a lesson from horticulturist Carrie Kelly on cultivating an herb garden.
How to Plant a Garden for Birds and Pollinators
Jenn Nawada, landscape designer for Ask This Old House, helps a homeowner turn her front yard into a garden that will attract birds and pollinators in Washington, D.C.
Caring for Summer-Blooming Bulbs
Bulbs are pretty easygoing, but here you'll learn tips to help maximize blooms and increase odds that they'll naturalize into more plants.
How To Make a Stair Riser Plant Stand
In this guide, we show you how you can create a multilevel container garden that will pop on your front porch.
Plant Peas for St. Patrick's Day
A well-timed American tradition
