Keep Your Shady Lawn Healthy With These Handy Tips And Tricks
Is your grass not getting enough sunlight? Luckily, there are a few maintenance tricks that can help keep it looking healthy, green, and vibrant.
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Why You Should Never Use Cocoa Shell Mulch Around Pets
You may have heard about cocoa mulch as a green option for your garden. But if you have pets, you should think twice before putting it in your yard. Here's why.
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Plant Lantana Flowers To Repel Mosquitoes (But Watch Out For One Deadly Downside)
Lantanas have vivid clusters of blooms, but did you know they repel mosquitoes, too? When planting them for this reason, ensure you consider this drawback.
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Attract Hummingbirds To Your Garden With This Colorful Perennial Plant
If you're looking to attract hummingbirds to your garden, a certain colorful perennial grows tall and blooms more than once per year, making it a great choice.
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Is Growing White Baneberry A Good Idea (Or A Dangerous Mistake)?
White baneberry is an undeniably striking plant, but it certainly has some downsides. Find out why you might want to think twice before planting it.
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12 Plants You Should Avoid Growing Around Your Mailbox At All Costs
Gardening is fun, so you may get caught up in how plants look versus how they behave. Avoid growing these near your mailbox to protect you and your mail person.
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Why You Should Let Your Cilantro Bolt, According To Our Master Gardener
Some people say you shouldn't let your cilantro bolt. But according to our master gardener, there are actually quite a few benefits. Here's why.
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The Easy Hack That Makes Connecting Hanging Planters A Breeze
If you don't have much space in your garden or yard but want to display potted plants, discover how to connect hanging planters together for a vertical display.
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Our Experts' Top Tips For Planting Milkweed And Other Butterfly-Friendly Flowers Together
Adding milkweed and flowers to attract butterflies to your garden can be easier said than done. House Digest's plant experts shared their experiences and tips.
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19 Ways You Should Be Using Straw In Your Yard And Garden
Straw is a readily-available material that can be used in countless ways to improve our yards and gardens. Discover 19 ideas for how to use straw outside.
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Can You Plant Tulips In The Spring? Our Professional Gardener Weighs In
If you forgot to plant your tulips in the fall, you may not be out of luck. Our expert gardener shares if you can plant in the spring and what to consider.
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Why You Might See The Most Hummingbirds During The Worst Weather
You likely expect hummingbirds during the lovely spring weather, but you might be surprised that you are more likely to see them in bad weather. Here's why.
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Easily Break Up Clay Soil With These Helpful Gardening Tips
Clay soil can be difficult to work with. If you want to get the most out of it, you need to break it up. Here are a few gardening tips to accomplish this.
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The Delicate Blue Flowering Plant That Will Grow In Damp Soil
If your yard or garden tends to have damp soil, you may be looking for flowers and plants that can handle the wet. This blue flowering plant is one of them.
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How To Clean Dusty Succulent Leaves To Make Them Shine
Dusting your succulents is an important part of caring for the low-maintenance plants, but there's a right way to do it without harming their leaves.
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Plant This Deep-Colored Lily To Add A Moody Vibe To Your Garden
If your aesthetic is more Addams Family than Partridge Family, you might avoid flowers all together. But there is one perfectly goth flower you're sure to love.
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5 Materials You Can Use To Top-Dress Your Lawn (& Which Is Best For Your Climate)
If you're planning to top-dress your lawn or just considering it, here are five materials you can use - and which are the best for your climate.
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What Is Mossy Rose Gall, And Is It Harmful To Your Plants?
If you notice mossy balls on your roses, they are likely galls that are caused by tiny parasitic wasps. Discover how they're made and if they can harm plants.
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The Long-Lasting Tree That Will Thrive In Your Damp Yard
Whether you have standing water, occasional flooding, or waterlogged soil, the bald cypress may be the perfect, long-lasting choice to plant in your damp yard.
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Creative Ways To Upcycle Old Paint Cans To Use In Your Home And Garden
Instead of throwing away those old paint cans from a recent remodel, try turning them into one of the following 8 useful and decorative items.
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Are Marigolds A Good Companion Plant For Peppers?
Companion planting can offer so many benefits, but only if the plants actually coexist well together. Find out if peppers and marigolds are a good pair.
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Why The Flowers In Your Garden May Soon Lose Their Fragrance
If you've noticed that the flowers in your garden don't smell as wonderful as they did years ago, you might be right. Here's why this happens.
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Planting Diascia Flowers Is An Easy Way To Add Blooms From Spring To Fall
Want more blooms in your garden? Consider planting diascia, also known as twinspur. These flowers can blossom from spring to fall for even more seasonal beauty.
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Why Building A Bat House Might Be The Mosquito Solution Of Your Dreams
Wouldn't summer be even better if mosquitos weren't biting us all the time? One possible solution to our dilemma is bats -- lots of bats.
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3 Types Of Heat-Tolerant Geraniums That Will Attract Hummingbirds To Your Yard
If you want to attract more hummingbirds into your yard, plant these 3 types of zonal geraniums that have vibrant blooms and a high tolerance to hot weather.
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Where To Plant Bluebell Flowers In Your Garden So They Thrive
Bluebells are a beautiful addition to any yard, but if you want to get the most out of your blooms, follow these gardening guidelines when you plant them.
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Should You Mulch Your Garden With Cocoa Hulls? What You Need To Know
Mulching your garden can promote growth and protect your soil. But should you mulch it with cocoa hulls? Here's everything you need to know.
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