Gardening
Gardening is a useful and relaxing pastime. Read gardening tips and learn how to plan and care for a variety of gardens.
12 Sunflowers Facts for Beginner Gardeners
How can you recycle water for your outdoor garden?
5 Ways to Garden in Winter
Square Foot Gardening: The Planting Method Created By an Engineer
Hugelkultur Bed: Creating the Perfect Soil for Your Garden
How Deadheading Helps Flowering Plants Flourish
How to Store Canna Bulbs
Flowering Onion
Glory-of-the-Snow
Community Gardens Are Good for the Neighborhood
Use Your Pee to Grow Your Peas
Companion Planting: The Do's and Don'ts of Growing Plants Together
How a Closed Terrarium Can Live for Decades, No Water Added
What's In Potting Soil? Everything But Soil
What Does the Money Tree Have to Do With Lunar New Year?
Put Down the Pesticides! Introduce Beneficial Insects Into Your Garden
How to Use Rooting Hormone to Propagate New Plants From Cuttings
Ranunculus Is a Toxic Beauty With a Doozy of a Name
5 Easy Medicinal Herbs You Should Know and Grow
How Do You Grow a 2,000-pound Pumpkin?
How Bog Gardens Work
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This pretty flower has been known for centuries to have chemicals that can regulate your heartbeat but also poison you.
By Alia Hoyt
Sunflowers are incredibly tough and can be grown in almost any soil. Plus, it's hard not to smile when you see a field of these bright yellow rays.
By Wendy Bowman
For decades we've been told having houseplants can improve our indoor air quality. But is this true? And do you need to live in a veritable jungle to get better air quality?
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What vegetable is often mistaken for a fruit, has poisonous leaves but is still edible and is often harvested by candlelight? Yep, that would be rhubarb.
Roundup is the brand name for the chemical glyphosate, which is the most widely used weedkiller today. Some hail it, some hate it, but what does it really do?
The cucamelon is about the size of a grape but it packs a big, tart punch. Just don't expect cucamelons to taste like cucumbers or watermelons!
In Victorian times, only a few plants could stand up to the fumes from coal fires and gas lamps. Now, we have a wide variety of plants to choose from.
By Alia Hoyt
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How many poinsettias have languished on high shelves so children and pets can't munch on their dangerous leaves? It may all have been for naught. The poinsettia's poisonous rep is a bit unfair.
Don’t have much space? That doesn’t mean you have to go without a garden.
It'll save you money and help the environment. How can you grab water from your roof and your washing machine and use it to hydrate your plants?
Sure, you could take a wrecking ball to everything that casts a shadow on your yard. But it's way easier to simply plant some veggies that thrive on shade. Which seeds should you sow?
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If you're looking for a way to add color to your garden year after year, you can't go wrong with bright asters. Learn more about this floral star in this article.
You can't always have fresh herbs, but you can have freshly dried herbs if you learn how to dry your own herbs at home. Learn how to dry herbs in this article.
You want to garden in Arizona, but you're not sure how to do it. Learn about how to garden in Arizona in this article.
You'd like to learn how to store your canna lily bulbs for next year. Here's how to store canna bulbs.
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If you know how to grow sugar beets you'll always have a good source of carbohydrates, protein, minerals and vitamins. Read this article and get more information about how to grow sugar beets.
You have creepy, flying gnats on your plants, and you'd like to learn how to get rid of them. Here's how to get rid of gnats in your houseplants.
You bought a calathea plant, and now have to learn how to care for it. Learn about how to care for a calathea plant in this article.
You bought some bamboo plants to decorate your home, and now realize that you don't know how to care for them. Learn about how to care for bamboo plants this article.
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Lately your friends are all talking about how easy it is to plant alfalfa seeds. Read in this article all about alfalfa and how to plant alfalfa seeds.
Millet is a popular food that's easy to grow yourself. Here's a guide to how to grow millet.
As is usually the case, time is in short supply and has been slipping away from you fast. You had great intentions of preparing your summer garden months ago, but life got in the way. Is it too late?
Flowers are gorgeous to look at, but they've also got a lot to say. There's a secret flower language we'll clue you in on -- and you might be surprised by the message your favorite bloom is sending!
By Echo Surina
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If you're sneezing and scratching your eyes, it's probably because it's allergy season. Which plants are the worst hay fever offenders?
By Debra Ronca
Why do some people love flowers so much? It could be their delicate beauty or bright colors, but more than a few will cite the way they smell. There's a reason why Shakespeare felt compelled to contemplate the sweet scent of the rose, after all. Here are 10 of the most fragrant flowers around.