Outdoors

Whether you are planting flowers in the garden, adding a water feature to the yard or just need to mow the grass, Family Handyman covers all your outdoor needs.

View More in:

Add Filter

Tout icon

How to Overwinter Finicky Tropical Plants

That Venus fly trap isn't doomed, we promise!

How to Remove Bushes and Shrub Roots

You don't have to dig when learning how to remove bushes and shrub roots! Use a lever to make shrub...


Tout icon

6 Landscape Fabrics to Keep Weeds Out of Your Garden

We've examined the size, durability, permeability and beginner-friendliness of these fabrics to ensure there's a garden solution for everyone.


Tout icon

What Exactly Is a Bioswale?

You've likely already seen these planted ditches on the side of the road. Here's how they work.


This Easy Self-Watering Hack Will Keep Your Garden Watered All Summer

You can't beat the simplicity and low cost of this DIY irrigation system.

Chaos Gardening Is Blowing Up on the Internet—This Is What It Means

Wildflower lovers and beginner gardeners, this is for you!


Tout icon

How To Fill Raised Gardening Beds for a Successful Harvest

You've built your raised garden beds, but what's the best way to fill them? Follow these tips to create healthy...


Growing Lavender From Seeds

Need a lot of lavender plants? With patience, growing lavender from seeds is a great way to get more plants...


Tout icon

How to Build a Simple Gardening Bench

Build this lovely and functional garden bench in half a day. Here's how.


You Can Prep Your Garden Super Quickly With This Cardboard Gardening Hack

One hour doing this can save you from an entire season of weeding!

Tout icon

How to Care for a Fiddle Leaf Fig

Fiddle leaf figs are popular and generally easy to care for, making them a great fit for anyone looking to...


Tout icon

How To Grow Rhubarb

For jam, pie and other desserts, rhubarb is a favorite early summer treat. And if you've wondered how to grow...


Tout icon

How Do I Harden Off Plants?

Looking forward to taking seedlings outside and planting them in your garden? Who isn't? Just remember to harden off plants...


Tout icon

10 Tips for Starting a Vegetable Garden

Growing your own vegetables is fun, rewarding and easier than you think. This year, let us help you get growing!


Tout icon

How To Grow Calla Lilies

Calla lilies are easy to grow and with a little care can be replanted every year, even in colder climates.

Tout icon

What To Know About Transplanting Plants

Transplanting perennials is easier than most gardeners realize, often resulting in more plants to grow and share with others.


Tout icon

How To Grow a Rose Bush

Today's modern rose bushes are as easy to grow as any other shrub. Plant them in a good spot and...


Tout icon

Why You Should Use Wood Ash in the Garden

Loaded with nutrients like calcium and potassium, wood ash can give your garden a boost.


Tout icon

How to Build a Modern Water Fountain

Create a calming and relaxing environment right in your backyard with this modern water curtain.


Tout icon

How To Grow Lavender

There are many good reasons to grow lavender. Bees love it. It smells great. And it will grow in a...


Tout icon

How to Build a Vertical Garden

Time to grow up with these plans for a vertical garden.


Tout icon

Guide To Growing Tiger Lilies

For a pop of orange in the middle of summer, plant a tiger lily, which is easy to grow and...


Tout icon

Guide To Ranunculus Care

Ranunculus flowers aren't just for florist's bouquets. You can grow them, too. Here's how.


Tout icon

30 Types of Weeds and How to ID Them

Meet the most common botanical interlopers you're likely to find in your garden or vegetable patch, and learn how to...

Magazine Cover

Subscribe & SAVE

1 Year Subscription for only $10!

Tout icon

How To Care for Begonias

Whether you garden for flowers or foliage, learn how to care for begonias and you'll enjoy gardening success.


Tout icon

How To Grow Dahlias

Dahlias are becoming more popular each year as gardeners discover the many varieties available. If you love flowers, you'll find...


Tout icon

Try These Mini Vegetables and Fruits in Your Garden This Year

Whether you have space for a big garden or not, growing mini vegetables is fun and easy. Plus, you get...


What Is Winter Sowing?

Using commonly recycled containers and a few hardy seeds, you can make your own mini greenhouses


If Your Indoor Plant Has Water Droplets On Its Leaves, This Is What It Means

Deciphering those drippy leaves is easier than you might think and reveals the secret to healthy, happy plants.


Pro Tips For Estimating How Many Plants You Need

Estimating how many plants you'll need for your containers and garden beds isn't an exact science, but you'll come close...