Gardening Inspiration

Looking for green thumb motivation? Our gardening inspiration section has ideas for everyone from beginners through professionally skilled people!

A sunny bed of flowering native plants, including purple coneflowers, yellow black-eyed susans, and white daisies showing off their help to the environment.

Gardening Inspiration

How Do Native Plants Help the Environment?

If you've been gardening for a while, you've doubtlessly heard about the importance of growing native plants. If you've wondered how native plants actually help the environment, we have the info you're looking for. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about the benefits of growing native plants in your garden.

A vibrant blooming wild garden with a variety of plants featuring colorful foliage, lush greenery and colorful flowers, showcasing reasons to rewild your garden.

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9 Reasons You Should Rewild Your Garden This Year

Formal, tidy gardens are out, and messy, wild ones are in! Rewilding your space benefits you, the local wildlife, and the surrounding environment. Make some small changes this year for huge impacts later on. Here, native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares nine reasons to rewild your garden.

A shot of various overgrown plants and flowers in a yard area near a house, showcasing how to rewild garden with neighbors

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9 Ways to Rewild Your Garden Without Alarming the Neighbors

Whether you’re rewilding your garden while working within neighborhood guidelines or being courteous of those with more manicured preferences, it can be an uncertain process. A few tips point us in a balanced direction. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to support your garden’s ecosystem without causing a stir (or causing only a good one).

A shot of a composition of several developing flowers and plants on a border beside a pathway, showcasing small country garden design

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9 Design Ideas for a Small Country Garden

Country gardens bring full plantings to well-designed spaces meant for discovery and enjoyment. The easy, naturalistic style is productive, biodiverse, and creates a pollinator haven. Small country garden designs extract overarching principles of the charming style to enjoy it across garden scales.