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Garden Design
Beekeeping for Beginners: What You Need To Know To Start a Hive
This fascinating hobby not only rewards you with honey, it's beneficial to the environment, too. Here's how to start and maintain your own bee colony.
These 19 Chocolate Plants Look or Smell Like Your Favorite Flavor
Create a chocolate plant garden with greenery that has cocoa-scented blooms or dark reddish-brown flowers or foliage.
27 Colorful Butterfly Plants to Attract These Pretty Pollinators
Growing these butterfly plants will fill your garden with plenty of winged wonders all summer long.
15 Top Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Peruse our list of native plants of the Pacific Northwest. Natives are beneficial for wildlife and add natural diversity to your garden. Includes Alpine Strawberry, Broadleaf Lupine, and Columbine, among others.
Why Hypertufa Troughs Are a Garden Must-Have
Containers made of a portland cement mixture lend texture and interest to a garden.
The Elements of Cottage Garden Design
Create the romance of a cottage garden with these simple tips.
How to Make A Succulent Tower Planter
Build a DIY tiered planter that overflows with delightful succulents, adding height and beauty to your garden.
Complementary Flower Combos in Purple and Yellow
On the color wheel, purple and yellow are opposites, which makes them complementary. Our combinations of blooms for your garden add a colorful punch.
12 Border Plants for a Stunning, Colorful Garden
Create a gorgeous garden with these border plants that offer vibrant flowers and textures all season long.
12 Tips for Designing a Beautiful Flower Garden
With these landscape design tips, even a beginner gardener can create a magnificent and mesmerizing flower garden full of blooms and curb appeal.
The 19 Best Edging Plants for Flower Beds in Sunny or Shady Spots
Line pathways or outline planting beds with these beautiful edging plants for landscaping. We share our top picks for both sunny and shady spots.
3 Low-Maintenance Pollinator Garden Ideas
Pollinators can find everything they need in this super low-maintenance landscape.
7 Ways to Rewild Your Yard to Attract More Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Want to see more bees, birds, and butterflies? Here’s how to rewild your yard and invite nature in.
How to Dry Hydrangeas Like Experts Do
Learn how to dry hydrangeas with tips from an expert to DIY beautiful floral decor for your home.
How to Attract Birds in the Winter and Feed Them What They Need
Follow these tips on safety precautions, creating habitat, the best bird food types, and feeder location to keep birds fed and protected in the winter.
Suet for Birds is a Superfood to Keep Them Going Through Winter
Suet for birds attracts insect-eaters such as woodpeckers, chickadees, and nuthatches. See how to give your backyard birds suet this winter.
The 25 Best White Flowers for Your Garden
White flowers add a tranquil touch to any garden, easily combine with boldly colored plants, and look timeless in all-white floral landscaping.
17 Orange Flower Garden Ideas to Brighten Up Your Space
Brightly colored flowers add sizzle and visual excitement to your yard, so check out these orange flower garden ideas.
How to Attract Bluebirds to Your Yard: 11 Must-Know Tips
These tips on how to attract bluebirds will help you create a welcoming habitat. Discover the best types of foods, birdhouses, water sources, and more for attracting bluebirds.