Garden Tips

Getting a healthy and beautiful lawn and garden isn't rocket science, but it does take time, patience and the right information. We asked…

Whether your idea of backyard bliss is a lush garden, a shady retreat or a perfectly manicured landscape, these tips will help you create the…

Mulch is good for your plants and a great labor saver. It reduces evaporation, slows weed growth, improves soil quality, and makes your gardens…

Create an attractive planting bed for growing flowers, fruits or vegetables with this simple, eight-step process that takes you from planning…

Plan and build dry-laid natural stone steps and path, using flat flagstones for the treads and thicker blocks of matching stone for the risers.

Instead of an expensive, labor-intensive formal path, save money and time with one of these casual paths. They'll blend in better, and will look…

If you love gardening but your life is a busy place, you're going to love this batch of great gardening tips that will help you plant, weed…

Build this simple storage cabinet right in your garden. It's an attractive feature and keeps small garden tools dry and close at hand. Build it…

Don’t believe what you read on the garden hose labels. Here’s how to really tell which gardens hoses are kink-free.

Sections of landscape fabric often pull apart after winter or heavy rainfall, allowing weeds to grow. Landscape fabric staples will hold the…

You can grow many plants in a path or patio, especially if you provide good soil and water. We consider all the factors that lead to a good…

Regularly pruning bushes and shrubs can make the difference between a ragged, scraggly garden and an attractive, lush showplace. These tips will…

Damaged lawn edging is easy to repair when it's a straight section, but curved pieces are more complicated. To maintain a natural curve, replace…

Learn how to turn a skinny sapling into a healthy adult tree. With a good location, the right size hole and the right soil, even an anemic…

Big outdoor planters are a great way to display flowers, but moving them is backbreaking. Here’s a simple way to cut the weight in…

Nurture the land in your yard and protect the environment by channeling rain water and runoff from gutters into a rain garden planted with…

Let us show you how to add this easy-to-build pond and easy-care deck to your garden. This serene retreat can be built by a novice and…

Try these expert and homeowner-tested solutions to common backyard landscape problems—eroding slopes, a shady lawn, wet soil, bad soil,…

Run an underground electrical line into the garden to power an outdoor light or a pond pump. Here’s the quickest and cheapest method for…

Sprinkler systems need to have all the water blown out of them before winter freeze-up. If you have an air compressor you can do the job…