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Hydrangeas in winter.

Your Hydrangeas Are Done Blooming—Don’t Make This Pruning Mistake

Pruning old-wood hydrangeas too late can cost you next year’s flowers—here’s how to tell when to stop cutting.

By Charlyne Mattox

A young woman in a hat and denim overalls is watering flowers with a hose in the garden.

5 Summer Watering Mistakes to Avoid

By Charlyne Mattox

Private residential home interiors and exteriors.

Help Your Lawn Survive Summer Heat—and Save Water

Blue delphinium flowers and roses blooming in summer garden

13 Gorgeous Blue Flowers for Your Garden

By Charlyne Mattox

red rose being pruned

The 5-Leaf Rule for Deadheading Roses

By Cara Laskaris

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Outdoor Decorating

Stylish porch with a cozy seating area, colorful cushions, hanging plants, and a wooden table set with drinks and flowers.

The One Designer Trick That Makes Any Porch Feel Cooler in the Summer

Skip the fan and do this instead.

Get Your Hands in the Dirt

crisp leaf burnt from the sunlight

Heat-Damaged Leaves? Don’t Prune Too Soon

Fresh organic carrots in farmers hands

6 Vegetables to Plant Now for Fall Eating

By Charlyne Mattox

Gold Finch on a Coneflower

Don’t Deadhead These Bird-Friendly Flowers

By Lisa Cericola

A vibrant bouquet of colorful flowers in a white vase on a wooden table.

Arrange a Summer Bouquet from Your Garden

By Terri Robertson

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Bird-Watching

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Hummingbirds Probably Won’t Use Your Birdbath—Try This Instead

These tiny birds prefer moving water—and it’s surprisingly easy to provide.

By Arricca Elin SanSone

A male House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) eating blueberries on the bush.

Native Plants for a Bird-Friendly Yard

By Lisa Cericola

Bird in Birdbath

Help Birds Through Summer Heat Waves

By Lisa Cericola

right depth for birdbath

Is Your Birdbath Too Deep?

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Birdfy Smart Bird Bath Camera Review

My Review of the Birdfy Smart Bird Bath Camera

By Jessica Dukes

Lawn Care

Spring gardening

Should You Aerate Your Lawn This Summer?

By Charlyne Mattox, Jason Lanier, Christopher Michel

too hot to mow

4 Signs It’s Too Hot to Mow Your Lawn

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Lawn mower cutting grass. Small grass cuttings fly out of lawnmower. Grass clippings get spewed out of a mower pushed around by landscaper. Slow Motion. Close Up. Gardener working with mower machine.

Cut Your Grass Higher This Summer

By Charlyne Mattox

Surface level view of backyard sprinkler spraying

4 Bad Lawn-Watering Habits to Break

By Charlyne Mattox

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Houseplants

Hands holding phalaenopsis orchid and transparent flower pot before repotting.

Is Your Orchid Struggling? It May Need This Simple Fix

Repotting takes only a few minutes once you know the signs—and it can keep your orchid healthy for years.

By Charlyne Mattox, Christopher Michel

Different green house plants on window in sunny summer day. Banner. Selective focus.

Why I Don’t Put My Houseplants Outside Over Summer

By Arricca Elin SanSone

houseplants near the window still at home in white pots

How to Repot a Plant the Right Way

By Charlyne Mattox, Arricca Elin SanSone

plants growing from cuttings in jars of water in a window

10 Easy Plants You Can Grow for Free From Cuttings

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Ripe California Meyer lemons ready for harvest

3 Meyer Lemon Tree Questions, Answered

By Terri Robertson

ric rac cactus

The Best Indoor Cactus Isn’t Spiky at All

By Arricca Elin SanSone

do houseplants go dormant in winter

Winter Houseplant Care Guide

By Arricca Elin SanSone

blooming phalaenopsis orchids. white, purple, pink flowers blossom on window sill. close up of house plants

How to Keep an Orchid Alive (1-Minute Masterclass)

nostalgic houseplants

10 Houseplants Grandma Grew That We Still Love

By Arricca Elin SanSone

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Tips and Tricks

Squirrel with front paws in blue flower pot with yellow flowers

Keep Squirrels Out of Your Flowerpots

By Jill Gleeson

Young male deer in a garden

37 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Hydrangea plant with pink flowers beside watering can in garden setting during daytime

Can You Plant Hydrangeas in Summer?

By Charlyne Mattox

Petunia flower

How to Keep Petunias Blooming All Summer

By Lisa Cericola

old fashioned herbs

Beautiful Forgotten Herbs to Grow

By Arricca Elin SanSone

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9 Stunning Sunflowers You Still Have Time to Plant

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Close-up of male and female cardinal perching on feeder

This Is Why Birds Aren’t Visiting Your Feeder

By Jill Gleeson

foliage plant for season long color

Plant Coleus for Brilliant Color Until Frost

By Arricca Elin SanSone

Women's hands cut lavender

What to Do with Lavender After Flowering

By Lisa Cericola

Various gardening tables displayed with plants, tools, and watering cans in four different styles and colors.

Amazon’s Best Potting Benches, from Just $56

By Sarah Lyon, Jessica Dukes

Beautiful multicolored blooming decorative irises on a flower bed in the garden on a sunny day.

Is It Time to Divide Your Bearded Irises?

By Terri Robertson

Colorful zinnias and marigolds in garden bloom

6 Flowers to Plant for Fall Blooms

By Charlyne Mattox

Garden Tools

Hands using a Niwaki hori hori for weeding in a natural setting.

The Only Garden Tool I Use Every Day

By Arricca Elin SanSone

mini greenhouses on amazon 2026

12 Mini Greenhouses From Amazon—for as Low as $20

By Jessica Dukes

best frost blankets

Here Are the Best Plant Blankets to Protect Plants

By Arricca Elin SanSone

a coriander plant covered in a plastic cloche

Use this Garden Tool So You Can Start Planting Now

By Charlyne Mattox

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For Moon Gazers

moon in full moon phase rising above the trees in night sky

The Phases of the Moon: A Moon Gazer's Guide to the Lunar Cycle

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

By Terri Robertson

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5 Must-Visit U.S. Gardens for Plant Lovers

a mama opossum carries babies on her back through a field of yellow flowers

Why Opossums Make Good Neighbors

Safavieh Abia Iron Tree Bench

Amazon’s Vintage-Inspired Bench Is So Charming

Open vintage red cooler filled with ice and a red item inside, placed on wooden floor next to a measuring cup and cleaner.

A Simple Summer Cooling Hack

Fireflies lighting up an open field with trees in the background

Bring Fireflies Back: 4 Easy Yard Tips

beafsteack tomato

How to Stop Tomatoes From Splitting

Gloved hands pulling poison ivy in landscape, with floral patterns on the gloves.

How to Remove Poison Ivy Safely

Charming wooden garden shed surrounded by plants and flowers

The Dreamiest Little Garden Shed

Mother and son gardening around the house

The Best “Passalong” Plants

Flower prepared for replanting, potting.

Weekend Garden Projects for a Fast Refresh

mature woman using can for watering beautiful flowers in garden.

Heat Wave Gardening Dos and Don’ts

Watering seedling tomato plant garden with watering can.

How Often Should You Water Tomatoes?