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Gardening

Decorating Diva: Digging up the hottest garden trends

Welcome to Decorating Diva , where we share fresh, fun ways to update your home and spice up your living space! Since May is...

Gardening

Grow plants with a gadget: Click & Grow

Anyone can garden with a simple gadget, even those without a green thumb. The Click and Grow electronic smart pot makes things super...

Outdoor Decor

5 Ways to reuse terra-cotta pots

Do you have terra-cotta pots in your garden that you're ready to recycle for good use? Here are five ideas to turn those boring pots...

Live Green

Composting basics: The dos and the don'ts

Wondering how to get started composting? We talked to a pro to get the basics and learned that composting is a lot easier than it...

Crafts

Make an indoor terrarium for kids

Spring is the time to start thinking about gardening again. Even if you don't have the room (or the time!) for an outdoor garden,...

Crafts

How to make eggshell seedling planters

Starting seedlings indoors can be educational and environmentally friendly. Start your summer garden by saying no to plastic and yes...

Family Activities

How to grow a garden without a yard

Gardening is a rewarding experience, offering fresh, organic options to pile on your family's plate. But having no yard space...

Gardening

Vegetable gardening tips for fall

Fall is right around the corner, and your vegetable garden needs to be prepped for the change of seasons. With these tips, you can...

Gardening

Planting a late-summer garden with kids

Your tomatoes are ripe and the zucchini has taken over the garden, so what do you plant next? Gardening with kids is a fun way to...

Gardening

What to plant if you have allergies

It's that time of year when flowers bloom, pollen is in the air, eyes get puffy and noses get stuffy. Although you can't control the...

Gardening

Why you should get kids excited about gardening

With the use of developmental, social and fine motor skills, gardening can be a great tool for kids young and old. Use these...

Gardening

The best drought-tolerant plants

If you live in a hot and dry climate, keeping your garden lush can add up to big water bills at the end of the month. Several plants...

Gardening

The best plants for shade

If your yard is privy to big shady trees, your garden may be lacking a little color. Most brightly colored flowers rely on at least...

Gardening

Create a garden filled with butterflies

Truth be told, butterflies don’t offer any major benefit to your garden but they are pretty to look at. They are generally attracted...

Gardening

Best ornamental grasses

Ornamental grasses are low-maintenance and can add height, color and texture to your garden. They can be used as groundcover, for...

Gardening

Get the most edible garden out of a small space

Do you think your patio is too small for a garden? Think again. With the right plants and some space-saving design ideas, you can...

Gardening

The basics of companion gardening

Between pests, weeds, fertilizers and fungus, organic gardening can be a challenge. Once you’ve tried it, you soon realize why it...

Gardening

Grow a garden for the cocktail lover

If you're the type of person who's more likely to drink a martini than eat a salad, you might think that a backyard garden is out of...

Gardening

How to get rid of garden slugs

Slugs are soft, slimy creatures (snails without the shell) that can wreak havoc on your garden. If you have a problem with garden...

Gardening

5 Food items that will help your garden grow

We all know that throwing food scraps in a compost bin is a great way to fertilize our gardens, but not everyone has room for a...

Outdoor & Gardening

Bachelorette runner-up Chris Lambton’s spring-cleaning tips for your yard

Spring is here and your backyard is beginning to bloom -- it’s time to throw on some gardening gloves and hit the dirt....