Container gardening isn’t just for vegetables. Growing flowers in containers offers a versatile method of adding color around your yard. Whether you live in an apartment, have limited space, are new ...

Roses aren't only meant to be grown in soil in your yard. Here is how to decide whether to plant them in-ground or in ...

The best front yard plants not only enrich your own habitat but can also elevate entire neighborhoods. Gardening is contagious, so if you live in a street of houses where the front yards offer only ...

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I confess, I enjoy hand-watering some of my plants. Most of my containers are hand-watered. I find the time it takes to water them relaxing, and I take the opportunity to check on my plants and see ...

As the growing season comes to an end, gardeners face the challenge of preparing some of their tender plants for winter. Horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach ...

"Sooo pretty," one user complimented. Gardener shares stunning before-and-after photos of yard transformation: 'Beautiful' first appeared on The Cool Down.

That’s one of the most common spring-time questions as gardeners head to the garden center in the coming weeks and try to match plants to the space available. People often fail at that and end up with ...

When I tell Flora Ito, nursery sales manager for Sun Valley-based Theodore Payne Foundation, that I’m interested in native plants for my apartment balcony, she asks a series of questions. What are the ...