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From backyard flower beds to vegetables, herb gardens, and houseplants, check out our best gardening ideas, expert advice, how-tos, and more.

Countdown to Spring Gardening Season

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

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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

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The 5-Leaf Rule for Deadheading Roses

By Cara Laskaris

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

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Keep Squirrels Out of Your Flowerpots

Gold Finch on a Coneflower

Don’t Deadhead These Bird-Friendly Flowers

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

Arrange a Summer Bouquet from Your Garden

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37 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants

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Can You Plant Hydrangeas in Summer?

Petunia flower

How to Keep Petunias Blooming All Summer

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

Native Plants for a Bird-Friendly Yard

old fashioned herbs

Beautiful Forgotten Herbs to Grow

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9 Stunning Sunflowers You Still Have Time to Plant

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This Is Why Birds Aren’t Visiting Your Feeder

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How to Repot an Orchid (And When to Do It)

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Plant Coleus for Brilliant Color Until Frost

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What to Do with Lavender After Flowering

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Amazon’s Best Potting Benches, from Just $56

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Spring gardening

Should You Aerate Your Lawn This Summer?

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

Is It Time to Divide Your Bearded Irises?

Colorful zinnias and marigolds in garden bloom

6 Flowers to Plant for Fall Blooms

too hot to mow

4 Signs It’s Too Hot to Mow Your Lawn

Outdoor Decorating

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78 Ways to Pretty Up Your Porch This Weekend

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These Backyard Pergola Ideas Are So Dreamy

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It’s Officially Fire Pit Season!

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9 Best Outdoor String Lights

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How to Remove Poison Ivy Safely

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The Best “Passalong” Plants

Flower prepared for replanting, potting.

Weekend Garden Projects for a Fast Refresh

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Heat Wave Gardening Dos and Don’ts

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How Often Should You Water Tomatoes?

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What a DIY Expert Learned Growing Food

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6 July Garden Chores Not to Skip

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3 Heat-Loving Flowers to Plant in July

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Water Less Often to Help Stop Weeds

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4 Tomato-Growing Tips From an Italian Farmer

Flowering Autumn Joy Succulent Plant

5 Succulents That Can Take the Heat

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Cut Your Grass Higher This Summer

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4 Flowers That Need Extra Attention in a Heat Wave

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Plant Pumpkins by July 4 for Halloween

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The Only Plants You Should Prune in Midsummer

Colorful beautiful summer garden.

Why Mulching Before a Heat Wave Matters

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4 Bad Lawn-Watering Habits to Break

Catmint / Catnip, Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low' - II

11 Hard-to-Kill Garden Plants

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11 Plants to Make Your Garden Feel More Cool

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Plant a Red, White, and Blue Container

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Country Living Garden Club: Vegetable Garden Tips

Gardener using a scissor to shearing and trim a leaf of Ficus annulata.

How to Prune Shrubs for a Fuller Look

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Why Your Dahlias Aren't Blooming

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The Best Flowers for a Butterfly Garden

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7 Best Hanging Basket Plants for Summer Heat

summer gardening guide

The 8 Summer Gardening Tasks Experts Never Skip

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4 Plants to Make Your Garden Feel More Private

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What to Do with Roses After Flowering

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Keep Your Garden Thriving While on Vacation

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3 Smart Uses for Grass Clippings

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10 Hanging Basket Flowers to Perk Up Your Porch

Beautiful in spring fields and the plant of cosmos flowers at Boonrawd farm on a sunny day, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

10 Flowers to Plant in June

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Country Living Garden Club: English Garden Ideas

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13 Best Fast-Growing Trees for Privacy

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What to Do with Peonies After Flowering

Blazing star (Liatris) flowers - II

The Best Plants for Scorching Summers

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Start a Meadow Garden

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How Often to Mow Your Lawn in Summer

Blue Chair field flowers

8 Beneficial Bugs Every Garden Needs

best annual flowers zinnias

The 8 Best Flowers to Plant in a Cutting Garden