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Practical guidance for the garden you actually have.
Explore different types of gardens by purpose, growing method, environment and habitat, from pollinator and rain gardens to shade, container, woodland and xeriscape gardens.
The guides that make the rest of gardening easier to understand.
Featured guide
Fairy Garden: How to Create a Miniature Garden With Plants
A fairy garden is a miniature landscape built with living plants, small paths, structures and carefully scaled details that suggest a tiny inhabited world.…
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Garden Types
Moon Garden: How to Design a Beautiful Garden for Nighttime
A moon garden is designed to become more noticeable as daylight fades. White…
Garden Types
Memorial Garden: How to Create a Meaningful Place of Remembrance
A memorial garden is a living place of remembrance created to honor someone…
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Timely guides for the decisions gardeners are making this season.
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Annual Wildflowers
Wildflower Garden: How to Plant, Grow and Maintain Wildflowers
16 min
Native Gardening
Native Plant Garden: How to Design a Garden With Native Plants
17 min
Dry Shade Plants
Plants for Shade: Best Perennials, Shrubs, Ferns and Groundcovers
17 min
Dry Shade Garden
Shade Garden: How to Design a Beautiful Garden in Shade
16 min
Alpine Plants
Rock Garden Plants: Best Plants for Rocky, Well-Drained Spaces
16 min
Garden by season
Use the seasonal hub when timing matters more than topic. Local climate and weather still refine every recommendation.