Gardening Inspiration

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

Close-up of a pot held in female hands with a lush houseplant featuring large, glossy, violin-shaped leaves and thick, sturdy stems, one of the dust houseplants.

Gardening Inspiration

13 Houseplants That Are Prone to Collecting Dust

Houseplants collecting dust is a good thing! It means your plants are healthy specimens that hold onto their leaves for a long time, though they may require dustings throughout the year to grow their best. Houseplant collector Jerad Bryant shares these 13 species that often collect dust indoors.

Close-up of female hands decorating a Christmas wreath made of holiday evergreen branches, adorned with a bright red bow and golden bells.

Gardening Inspiration

13 Most Beautiful Evergreen Branches to Harvest for Holiday Decor

Fresh greenery invigorates the senses on winter days and nights and unites us in shared experiences of the season. Harvesting our own is sustainable and rewarding, and even the simplest branching brings a touch of natural elegance to the doorway or interior. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at favorite evergreens for versatile displays in the garden and during the holidays.

A fuzzy bumblebee with bright yellow and black stripes gathers nectar from a vibrant pink flower with thin, pointed petals.

Gardening Inspiration

9 Beneficial Garden Insects That Overwinter in Fall Leaves

Autumn’s leaf drop presents a renewable resource straight from the garden. Fall leaves make an excellent mulch and soil conditioner full of nutrition, and they also create valuable habitat to foster overwintering pollinators and other beneficial insects. Explore how leaving the leaves is pollinator-friendly with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.