Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

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Shrubs

How to Prune Roses in Spring: 7 Pro Tips

Spring rose pruning doesn't have to be intimidating. With these tips, you'll learn how to shape your roses for optimal growth and abundant blooms. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains the essential techniques every rose gardener should know.

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Flowers

How to Grow Irises From Seed in 5 Simple Steps

Growing irises from seed is a rewarding but often overlooked gardening project. While it takes patience, the process is surprisingly simple and allows you to create unique iris varieties for your garden. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains the straightforward process in this beginner-friendly guide.

Bright Tropaeolum stems with large round leaves and orange-yellow trumpets spilling from a woven basket.

Flowers

13 Best Easy Beginner Flowers for Hanging Baskets

Hanging baskets, with their prominent vertical interest, let us play with flowering combinations and foliar accents. Easy care blooms offer all the creativity and reliable seasonal color with less likelihood of looking puny in the pot later on. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores top-performing beginner flowers for hanging baskets to steal the show (and not look like a beginner at all).

Close-up of eggplant vegetables producing large oval fruits with smooth, glossy, dark purple skin growing on strong stems among green foliage, sown directly in May.

Vegetables

11 Vegetable Seeds You Can Direct Sow in May

May brings sweeping warmth across much of the Northern Hemisphere, which means prime time for direct sowing heat-loving vegetables. The streamline method suits a variety of warm-season crops and couldn’t be easier. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights vegetables to direct sow in May based on their growing preference and your growing zone.

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Flowers

11 Flowers to Direct Sow in May

May brings warming temperatures and frost-free nights for most growing zones, which means it’s full-throttle warm-season planting time. The easiest and most budget-friendly way to achieve a diversity of blooms is to direct sow seeds this month. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores flower seeds to plant in May for a long season of colorful returns.

Slender green immature pods hang from upright Vigna unguiculata stems with narrow green leaves.

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Green Beans

Chefs rejoice at the sight of fresh, homegrown green beans. They’re more nutritious and delicious than their grocery store counterparts. Fill a bed with bean plants and you’ll have beans for the rest of the year! Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in learning how to cultivate these easy-growing crops.