Gardening Tips

Here you'll find quick and easy gardening tips to help you avoid mistakes, fix problems, and maximize your harvest in your garden.

Lily of the valley alternatives. Arching green stems bear pairs of lance-shaped leaves and dangling tubular white flowers with pale green tips.

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15 Non-Invasive Alternatives to Lily of the Valley

While lily of the valley delights with fragrant little bell blooms in late spring, its aggressive spread and difficult control are less charming. Widely adaptable, the woodland wildflowers now span much of the Northeast, Northwest, and upper Central U.S., with the capacity to displace native plant communities. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores lily-of-the-valley alternatives to grace the woodland in their own ornamental and ecological style.

Succession plant crops. Two green fruits with bumpy surfaces hang from thin stems, surrounded by large green leaves and spiraling tendrils, each with faded yellow petals at its end.

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13 Crops You Should Succession Plant This Year

Succession planting is a simple way to expand the yields of our favorite fruits and vegetables. Knowing which crops to plant multiple rounds of for your growing area is the first step. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe delves into crops to succession plant this year to keep the harvest going all season.

DIY garden paths. A sunny garden with a white stone pathway twisting among flowering plants with snow-white airy flowers with characteristic yellow centers, in a sunny garden.

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15 Easy Ways to DIY Your Garden Paths

Pathways add charm to the yard! They’re essential parts of a cohesive garden design. Depending on how you want the garden to look, use a natural, wild style or a formal, geometric one. You can do it yourself! Start with one of these 15 easy methods to create your garden paths, from former landscaper Jerad Bryant.

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Plant These 15 Garden Crops in May

It's the magical month of May, and we are getting busy in the garden. There are so many great crops to plant this month. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to hear about what the Epic crew is planting this May!

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15 Garden Tasks To Do in May

We've made it to May, and the gardening season is underway! Is your yard ready for the season? Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has some tasks you should consider to get your space into tip-top growing condition.

Fritillaria imperialis with bright yellow bell-shaped flowers dangling under a crown of green leaves.

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19 Plants Voles Don’t Eat: Our Top Picks

Voles are troublesome rodents that eat tender crops, flowers, and herbs! They’re difficult to control once they’re present. Grow plants that they don’t like eating to prevent them from establishing in your yard. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 19 of the best ones to try.

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15 Garden Plants You Almost Never Need to Water

As dry weather becomes more frequent and longer-lasting each summer, growing drought-tolerant plants is crucial in creating a durable, reliable, and low-maintenance garden. Try one of these garden plants that rarely need water; seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 15 of the best ones below.