Country Garden

16 Invasive Species Sold at Garden Centers You Should Never Buy

These 16 invasive species of plants are commonly sold at garden centers - beware of them and DO NOT buy them from your garden store!

Power Perennials: Plants That Thrive No Matter What

Add some flower power to your garden this year with any of these tough-as-nails perennial bloomers. No green thumb required!

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard For most people, the end of summer and approach of autumn means cooler temperatures, harvest time for crops, a

Grow your own jungle: easy exotic plants

Tropical gardening is all too often associated with expense and poor results. But choose your plants wisely and you can turn your patch into a slice of verdant jungle, says James Wong

10 Best Plants for Container Gardening

Container gardening continues to be hot. Homeowners like that containers are easy to maintain. Here are 11 of the best plants for container gardening.

How to make a rain garden

"This is an opportunity to create something really elegant and pretty that also helps by capturing and filtering water."

Before throwing something out, try using it in your garden

So much of what we trash can find a second home in the garden.

🎥 Green and Growing: Working Garden Soil

Holly Dickman explains when it’s a good time to work the soil in your garden.

Over the Garden Gate: A gardener's philosophy

Gardens give us something to look forward to, a hope that better things are to come, that life goes on, that beauty is everywhere and the miraculous

Should I build a rock garden?

Click on image to enlarge. Right-click to download and print. Not sure if you should take inspiration from the signature style of the rock garden? Joseph Tychonievich can help you decide with this …

YARD AND GARDEN: You may have heard people talking about rain gardens

You may have heard people talking about building a rain garden as a way to intercept rainwater especially during major rain events. So what is a rain garden? A rain

5 Secrets to Vegetable Garden, Companion Planting Revealed

Expert gardener Maureen Farmer explains companion planting, and how you can make the most of your garden.

7 Reasons You Should Add a Vertical Garden to Your Home Design Plans

The vertical garden is perfect for those looking for a low-maintenance way to add color and texture to their indoor or outdoor space.

12 Great DIY Projects for the Garden

Summer is here and it’s time to spend some quality time in your yards. If you need to spruce up your garden we’ve gathered some great tips from one of our favorite social sites – Pinterest! The Rose & Womble…

How to Make Your Edible Garden Grow Faster