Gardening & Landscaping
Bring your acreage to life this spring with these beautiful, easy-growing perennials and garden collections.
Get inspired by browsing garden photos submitted by your fellow readers, and share pictures of your own gardens!
Starting garden seeds indoors lets you enjoy the fun of gardening while it's still cold outside. Here's everything you need to know to get started!
Lots of acreage owners try organic lawn care, but soon they find that going all natural requires more work and expense than they can provide. Here are some ways to cut back on the chemicals while still having a great lawn.
Dogs and gardens don't always mix, but with a little planning and training, you can keep your dogs safe and your gardens beautiful!
Don't wait until spring to plan your garden and order seeds. Follow these three steps to be prepared when spring arrives.
It's possible to start some garden plants outdoors a few weeks early by putting them in a cold frame. These mini-greenhouses rely on the sun for their source of heat. Learn how to make a cold frame.
Local garden centers are great, but catalogs are another option for buying seeds and plants.
Find inspiration in this 6-acre garden, and get helpful tips from the experts on choosing low-maintenance plants, controlling weeds, watering, keeping critters away, and more.
Save time and money fighting insect pests in your garden and get higher yields by attracting the right kind of bugs. Here are some plants they love.
A 1,000-pound horse can generate 8 to 10 tons of manure a year, and spreading that manure in the winter can mean bigger flowers and vegetables come spring and summer.
Nothing makes thirsty plants happier than a nice rain, and with a rain barrel, you can save it for watering your garden when things dry up. Spend some time making one during the off-season, and you'll be ready to capture the rain this spring!
Raised beds are an attractive and practical solution for any size yard. They're neat compartments that tame rampant plants and solve bad soil problems This is another great project for the gardening off-season.
Wild grapevines grow rapidly, and are a pain to deal with. Here are some tips for keeping yours tidy.
Whether you're planting a tree or adding a fence to your property, it's smart to call your local utility company before you dig.
To keep your plants healthy, you'll want to test your soil every two to three years. You can purchase a home testing kit from a garden center or contact your local extension office to submit a soil sample for lab analysis.
Although prairies aren't native to all regions, they can be created in most areas. In fact, planting a prairie is often a wonderful way to help bring back the original landscape for wildlife and soil conservation.
The Garden Doctor
Answers to your questions about improving and maintaining your rural property from the Garden Doctor, Justin Hancock. Check out his expert advice for useful solutions you can do yourself.
- Smoother lawns, Blue Boy phlox, and more
- Mushrooms on the lawn, planting vegetables together, transplanting hostas, and mowing new grass
- All about tomatoes, plus lantana bushes, trumpet vine, and shrubs
- Hostas, dividing daylilies, and covering a shaded slope
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