Plants

An in-depth guide to everything you need and how to set it up.

Take advantage of your garden's darker areas to grow some plants that might otherwise get sun-burned.

Even if you haven’t started your seed growing yet, there’s still time, so don’t get discouraged.

Cocktail drinkers, grab your garden tools—we're going to grow a Bloody Mary.

The sun is finally back out, and it's time to reclaim the exterior parts of your home.

While you can just lop your rose bushes down to the ground, learning how to prune them the right way can help you shape them for the future.

You can still have a nice garden, even if you didn't start from scratch.

You don't need much more than a desire to spend time in the dirt, and these basic tools.

Tiny seeds need not stress your eyesight or dexterity.

Bringing black into the garden can actually have stunning results.

You can use an at-home kit, or send out some soil to be professionally tested.

March is finally your time, gardeners—but you still want to be selective about what you seed this early.

If your garden is out of balance and the pests are winning, beneficial insects might help bring order back—but only as a last resort.

It's time to clean, test, prune, and plant.

A decaying fish head is full of nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus, which is precisely what a tomato plant needs.

If you held onto yours from last year—and you should—here's how to get another year of blooms from them.

It's a great way to access more diverse seeds, including seeds tested in your specific growing environment, and save money.

If all those bags at the big box store confuse you, here's how to determine what kind of soil you need for your garden project.

Think outside the stereotypical color profile for your favorite vegetables, and plant some fluorescent orange cauliflower.

The under-appreciated pea is easy to plant, early to sprout, and can fill vertical spaces with delightful blooms and pods.