Get Growing: Garden Ideas

Spring garden with pink and yellow Petchoa next to a flagstone pathway, patch of green lawn, a wood deck, and a blue fountain with water

10 Smart Tips for a Colorful Garden

Employ these ten easy tips in your yard to ensure lots of bold, beautiful color. By Doug Jimerson and Karen Weir-Jimerson

Front yard of yellow house with front porch and potted plants --- including Impatiens and Caladium --- in planters on porch steps; Macho Ferns hanging in baskets on porch and a white picket gate

10 Ways to Celebrate the Earth (at Home)

Here are easy things to do this spring (or anytime) to celebrate and sustain the health of the planet we call home. By Karen Weir-Jimerson

Tropical summer garden with purple Angelonia, Variegated Croton Petra, with a swath of green grass and a white gravel path

15 Best Flowers for Summer

Plant these long-lived annual flowers that thrive in heat and humidity.

Close Up of red-and-yellow Gaillardia Arizona Sun in perennial garden

14 Sun Loving Perennials Anyone Can Grow

Paint sunny spots in your yard and garden with these colorful, carefree beauties. Perennials come back year after year, so just plant the...

Closeup of orange Monarch Butterfly on a pink Lantana flower in a garden

Top Plants to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden

If you want to attract beautiful butterflies to your yard, start with these nectar-rich perennial flowers.