Plants

Despite myths about improving your soil to repelling pests, most gardeners don't bother using citrus in the garden.

Sand can be useful in select yard applications, but you're probably using it wrong.

Create a dedicated—and beautiful—space in your garden for culinary herbs and medicinals.

From a barrier or soil protection to a spicy alternative, here are all the ways to protect your plants this spring and summer.

It's easy to get acquainted with what’s blooming in the wild spaces around you.

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.