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Basics

Whether you're new to gardening or experienced, everyone needs some gardening basics to get going!

In this category, you'll find a wealth of information that spans a wide number of topics. From seed starting to grow bag gardening, pruning tips to raised bed tricks, you'll find the fundamentals of gardening awaiting you here.

While it's optimized towards new gardeners, even a pro can find useful tips in our Basics category. We all need to get back to basics sometimes, and there are always useful tools and tips that other gardeners have developed along the way to add to your own practices.

Our Basics category can inspire you to new gardening heights, too. Those who have experience with in-ground planting can learn about other techniques such as raised beds or vertical gardening.

Close up of a fresh bouquet of cut roses with delicate peach blossoms in a glass vase with water to prolong their last.

Gardening Tips

7 Pro Tips to Make Your Cut Roses Last

It’s rose season, and we can look forward to bringing the beauty and fragrance indoors with fresh-cut blooms. To get the most out of the harvest or market bouquet, a few easy guidelines help cut roses last longer in the vase. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring how to get the most out of our cut roses to maximize the enjoyment.

Dandelion myths. Clusters of bright yellow dandelions bloom on short stems above jagged green leaves in a sunny patch of grass.

Gardening Tips

7 Dandelion Myths You Should Stop Believing

Are dandelions the pesky pests we believe they are? Or, are they beneficial for the garden and the surrounding ecosystems? The answer lies somewhere in between the two extremes. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in tackling these seven dandelion myths.

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.