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Spring

Cool-Weather Classics

Pansies are the cheerleaders of the cool-season garden. Their happy flowers provide a big boost of color to beds, borders, and containers.

Celebrate Spring: Desert Gems

With their bright, bold colors, easy-care Desert Gems cacti are perfect for adding a pop of fun to spring decor. 

The Nutritious Miracle of Compost

Compost adds natural nutrients to garden soil, which grows more lush and beautiful plants without chemicals. 

The 5 Rs of Spring Houseplant Care

Are your houseplants as tired of winter as the rest of us are? If so, here are five easy tips about how you can give your plants a fresh ...

Starting or Expanding A Garden

Dream big (but start out small) is good gardening advice. Consider these 7 things before you dig in.

Start Your Spring Perennial Garden with Hellebores

Get your early-spring garden off to the right start by including colorful, easy care hellebores. They're some of our favorite perennials!

Small Ornamental Grasses

Small grasses, such as mondo, liriope, and blue fescue add color and texture to landscapes. 

Happy Valentine’s Day To Me!

6 ways to treat yourself on the day of love.

Container Gardening Magic

Have you ever noticed that gardening is contagious? How if one person in a neighborhood fixes up their landscape it doesn’t take long for...

6 Reasons to Love Salvias

There are so many reasons to grow salvias. See six!

Shade Loving Perennials for Spring Color

Transform wooded or shady spots in your backyard into a festival of spring flowers by tucking early-bird perennials into every bare corner.

Perfect Pansies

Pansies are sure-fire plants for fall gardens. Get our tips for growing and gardening with pansies. 

Long-Blooming Florida Perennials

These five Florida perennials bloom and bloom and bloom.

In Praise of Green

Green in the garden changes the tone, dialing down the volume to a gentle melody.

Horticultural Therapy

How do you deal with stress? Try gardening.

Get Big Color in Sun or Shade with Coleus

Coleus is one of my favorite plants.

Easy Ways to Dress Up Your Backyard Garden

Transform your backyard garden into a personal haven with our easy tips.

Eco-Friendly Choices on Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day every day with sustainable gardening choices. See how.

A Fantastic and Fragrant Phlox for Spring

Did you know there's a great perennial phlox for shade? 

5 Ways to Add Quick Color to Spring Gardens

Brighten up with these early-spring planting tips! Spring is just around the corner.

3 Flower/Foliage Combos for Sunny Spots

Sun-loving annual and tropical flowers and foliage offer a colorful options for containers.

5 Reasons to Love Hibiscus

Big showy flowers are the number one reason people swoon over hibiscus. But there are more reasons to plant this beauty.

Can Gardening Help You Live Longer?

I’ve always known that the simple act of gardening helps me feel better. Nothing improves my mood better after a tough day at work, for e...

Two Tips for Spring

Enjoy these two tips for making the most of your spring garden.