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Dracaena marginata

Follow these easy dracaena care tips to keep your plant thriving

Follow these easy dracaena care tips to keep your plant thriving

How do you pick the right dracaena for you and properly maintain it? Read here for our top dracaena care tips. 
Phone with plants

Looking for the best plant care app for your collection? Here are our favorites

Looking for the best plant care app for your collection? Here are our favorites

Identifying plants and caring for them can be tricky, so try the best plant care apps to keep your collection healthy.
Ear of corn

Can you grow corn indoors? The answer might surprise you

Can you grow corn indoors? The answer might surprise you

Corn is a big plant that produces big flavor—but can you grow it indoors? Here are the details you need to know.
A hand reaching up to pick a ripe red apple

Do you live in climate zone 6? How to tell if your plants will last

Do you live in climate zone 6? How to tell if your plants will last

Here's what you need to know about growing plants if you live in climate zone 6.
Purple clematis

Caring for clematis, a beautiful climbing vine for your summer vertical garden

Caring for clematis, a beautiful climbing vine for your summer vertical garden

Clematis is a beautiful climbing vine that's a hardy addition to your vertical garden. Learn how to care for it.
Bagworm on a branch

Bagworms can kill your trees – What to know to get rid of them

Bagworms can kill your trees – What to know to get rid of them

Save your trees and bushes from bagworms by following this advice.
Person tending seedlings in soil

Want to know what organic matter does in gardening soil? Here’s the scoop

Want to know what organic matter does in gardening soil? Here’s the scoop

Get to understand what organic matter does in soil by reading all the details here.
Basil plant

Add flavor to your cooking: How to grow delicious basil

Add flavor to your cooking: How to grow delicious basil

Basil is a much-loved herb for a reason. Here's how to grow it properly.
Potted herbs on a windowsill

Add spice and flavor to your meals — Start an indoor herb garden

Add spice and flavor to your meals — Start an indoor herb garden

All you need to know about growing your own indoor herb garden. Do this and you'll add spice and flavor to your meals.
Plants on a patio

Moving your indoor plants outdoors for the summer? What you need to know

Moving your indoor plants outdoors for the summer? What you need to know

A complete guide to moving your indoor plants outside for the summer.
Person pruning lilacs

As spring turns to summer, add these plants to your pruning list

As spring turns to summer, add these plants to your pruning list

Check out this list of the plants you need to prune come late spring, to keep your garden in tiptop shape.
Purple flowers in container in front of house

7 simple steps to starting your own beautiful container garden this spring

7 simple steps to starting your own beautiful container garden this spring

Follow this simple guide and you'll have your own DIY container garden in no time.
Whiteflies

Whiteflies can suck sap from your plants – How to get rid of this nuisance

Whiteflies can suck sap from your plants – How to get rid of this nuisance

Don't let your plants suffer from the damage that whiteflies can cause. Follow these tips.
Person holding cabbage in garden

Starting from scratch: A novice’s guide to setting up your first garden today

Starting from scratch: A novice’s guide to setting up your first garden today

A beginner's guide to starting your first garden from scratch. Find out the smartest steps here.
Petunia flowers

Complete guide to caring for your petunias, a bright and colorful garden addition

Complete guide to caring for your petunias, a bright and colorful garden addition

A guide to caring for petunias, a bright and colorful addition to your garden.
Tomatoes and basil

8 tasty companions for your tomatoes to help you get savory crops this summer

8 tasty companions for your tomatoes to help you get savory crops this summer

Plant these tasty companions in your garden next to your tomatoes to get the healthiest harvest.
Aloe vera houseplant

Growing your own healing aloe plant indoors? Here’s how to care for it

Growing your own healing aloe plant indoors? Here’s how to care for it

You can grow your own aloe plant indoors. Learn how to care for it here.
Holding carrots

Importance of crop rotation: The top 5 benefits of rotating your crops

Importance of crop rotation: The top 5 benefits of rotating your crops

If you grow crops, it's important to practice crop rotation. Learn why here.
Peaches in a container

These are the best fruit trees for zone 9 we’ve found

These are the best fruit trees for zone 9 we’ve found

Live in zone 9? Here are the best fruit trees we've found.
Koi pond in the backyard

3 easy, low-maintenance Japanese garden ideas for a tranquil outdoor space

3 easy, low-maintenance Japanese garden ideas for a tranquil outdoor space

You can design a low-maintenance Japanese garden. Here are simple ideas to get you started on a tranquil space.
Bouquet of tulips

6 most gorgeous flowers to give for Mother’s Day this spring

6 most gorgeous flowers to give for Mother’s Day this spring

Here's a list of the best flowers to give for Mother's Day this spring.
Evergold carex grass

6 incredible ornamental grass varieties that stay small

6 incredible ornamental grass varieties that stay small

These ornamental grasses are low-growing varieties and relatively low maintenance.
Garden with trees

5 silly tree myths we’re debunking this Arbor Day

5 silly tree myths we’re debunking this Arbor Day

Do you believe these tree misconceptions? Here are 5 tree facts you should know.
Stink bug on a plant

Stink bugs are a garden menace – what you need to do to get them under control

Stink bugs are a garden menace – what you need to do to get them under control

Don't let your backyard get overrun by stink bugs. Follow these tips.
Close-up of a pink primrose

The ultimate care guide for primroses for vivid blooms all season long

The ultimate care guide for primroses for vivid blooms all season long

Primroses can bloom for months. Here's how to make sure they thrive.
Leaf miner damage

Getting rid of leaf miners is all about timing – Here’s how to do it

Getting rid of leaf miners is all about timing – Here’s how to do it

Leaf miners are a pesky nuisance in your garden. Here's how to get rid of them.
Person pressing pink rose

3 easy ways to press roses and save your treasured memories

3 easy ways to press roses and save your treasured memories

Want to press roses? Here's how to preserve these gorgeous blooms.
Leeks on a cutting board

Your easy-care guide to planting leeks, a delicious addition to any meal

Your easy-care guide to planting leeks, a delicious addition to any meal

Leeks aren't that difficult to care for once you know the basics. Here's what you should know about the leek plant.
Easter tulips

9 attractive Easter flowers to brighten up your home

9 attractive Easter flowers to brighten up your home

These gorgeous flowers will add a colorful touch to your home for Easter.
Daffodils in bloom

How to care for daffodils: Treat this stunning, happy flower right

How to care for daffodils: Treat this stunning, happy flower right

Grow healthy, beautiful daffodils by following this advice.
Person watering orchids

The do’s and don’ts of feeding your orchids so you don’t kill them

The do’s and don’ts of feeding your orchids so you don’t kill them

This is when to feed your orchids (and everything else you need to know).
A small pothos in a white pot

This is how much water your pothos plant needs to thrive

This is how much water your pothos plant needs to thrive

Do you know how much to water your pothos plant? Follow this guide.
Marble queen pothos

Follow these 5 amazing tips to make your pothos grow even more lush faster

Follow these 5 amazing tips to make your pothos grow even more lush faster

Make your pothos grow in quickly by following these 5 tips
Bleeding heart vine

The best, most attractive shade plants to incorporate into your zone 10 garden

The best, most attractive shade plants to incorporate into your zone 10 garden

The most attractive shade plants to incorporate into a zone 10 garden
Bromeliad pups

Spread the bromeliad love: How to properly propogate the plant

Spread the bromeliad love: How to properly propogate the plant

How to properly propagate your bromeliad for the best results