Why an English Cottage Garden Might Be the Secret to Better Curb Appeal
The flowering English cottage garden might be the trending landscaping option your yard has been missing. Read expert takes on the English cottage garden trend.
Garden Design
How to Landscape Front Yards and Entryways to Maximize Curb Appeal
Try our simple tips for how to landscape front yards to boost the visual appeal of the most visible part of your garden and home.
How to Attract Goldfinches for Backyard Birdwatching
Bird experts share their best tips on how to attract goldfinches to your garden. Plus, find out the right types of feeders, seeds, plants, water sources, and nesting materials to provide.
5 Reasons You Should Grow Heirloom Seeds
Learn why these beloved seeds are just as precious as heirloom jewelry or dishes and often have interesting histories attached to them.
The Mediterranean Garden Is the Sun-Soaked Style You Can Mimic in Any Yard
Terra-cotta, water features, and fig trees, oh my! Here’s how to bring this Mediterranean style to your backyard, with expert tips and an explanation of the trend.
21 Colorful Rock Garden Plants That Thrive in Poor Soil
These easy-care perennials and succulents are perfect rock garden plants because they’ll grow in dry, rocky soil.
Suet for Birds is a Superfood to Keep Them Going Through Winter
Suet for birds attracts insect-eaters such as woodpeckers, chickadees, and nuthatches. See how to give your backyard birds suet this winter.
25 Top Plant Picks from the Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden®
These all-star perennials and shrubs are top performers from over the years in our test garden in Des Moines, Iowa.
Here's How to Attract Colorful and Cheerful Songbirds to Your Yard
To learn how to attract songbirds to your backyard, follow our ten suggestions. Before you know it, there'll be lovely sounds of nature around you.
18 Native Plants with Year-Round Interest for a Continuously Beautiful Garden
These native plants help keep your gardening looking good through the seasons.
12 Tips for Designing a Beautiful Flower Garden
With these landscape design tips, even a beginner gardener can create a magnificent and mesmerizing flower garden full of blooms and curb appeal.
How to Make a Topiary for Your Garden
Topiaries give a garden a classic look, and show off meticulous pruning skill. Take a colorful coleus to new heights with a simple trimming and staking technique to make this DIY topiary.
How to Attract Birds to a Birdhouse
Birdhouses help provide shelter to wild birds, especially when carefully chosen and placed. Here’s what you need to know about how to attract birds to a birdhouse.
25 Garden Decor Ideas for Taking Your Yard from Drab to Fab
Enhance your outdoor oasis with these garden decor ideas for various styles, budgets, and landscape sizes.
9 Naturalistic Garden Design Ideas to Turn Your Backyard into a Dreamscape
For gardens that are both stunning and sustainable, designers increasingly are adopting a planting style known as naturalism. Learn how to bring its ideas into your yard.
5 Must-Know Tips for Designing Moon Gardens That Shine at Night
Moon gardens bring a touch of magic to home landscapes. Get expert advice on safety considerations, plants, lighting, and decor for designing your own outdoor space to enjoy after dark.
16 Small Backyard Garden Ideas for Maximizing Your Landscape
Even the tiniest landscapes can be magical outdoor spaces with these small backyard garden ideas that maximize your yard.
How to Make a DIY Hummingbird Feeder with a Mason Jar
Attract hummingbirds with this easy mason jar hummingbird feeder project that comes together in just a few steps.
How to Make a Rock Garden
Learn how to build a rock garden with these tips. Find out how to choose a rock garden style, the best types of rocks to use, and how to design your garden.
19 Rock Garden Ideas to Add Visual Interest to Your Landscape
These rock garden ideas and design inspiration suit a range of spaces—including hard-to-landscape spots. Get ideas for a rock garden in any yard.