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Acetum in a red spray bottle applied to small green leaves growing in cracks near a stone wall

Weeds

13 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Weeds That Really Work

Weeds are pesky plants that don’t belong! A weed, simply put, is a plant that’s growing where you don’t want it to. Rather than spraying harmful herbicides in your yard, try one of these 13 efficient strategies from native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.

Best flowers for bumblebees. Close-up of a fuzzy bumblebee with yellow and black stripes rests on an Aster flower, collecting nectar.

Flowers

15 Best Flowers to Grow for Bumblebees

Bring the bustle of bumblebees to your garden with plants that provide a bounty of nectar and pollen. Beekeeper and pollinator enthusiast, Melissa Strauss knows what to plant to attract those fuzzy bees.

The balcony is lined with terracotta pots and containers of edible plants including cherry tomatoes, tangerine tree and purple basil.

Edible

Our 19 Favorite Edible Plants to Grow in Pots and Containers

With so many productive, nutritious, and flavorful selections to grow in pots and containers, the happy challenge becomes narrowing them down. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe reviews top-performing edible plants to grow in containers for robust harvests and ease of care throughout the growing season.

Slices and halves of various ripe melon varieties reveal smooth flesh in shades of green, yellow, and pink, contrasting with thin bright yellow and thick dark green skins on a wooden table.

Fruits

9 Sweet and Flavorful Melon Varieties to Grow in the Home Garden

With spring’s warming temperatures comes the melon-growing season and the sweet aroma and flavor unmatched in homegrown varieties. Sowing seeds now, we can enjoy them after a long growing season at peak ripeness—sugary, juicy, and refreshing. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in growing the sweetest, most flavorful melon varieties this season.

productive high yield red chili peppers

Vegetables

11 Vegetables So Productive You Should Only Grow One Plant

Productive vegetables fill your garden with delicious, nutritious, and abundant harvests! Whether you love leafy greens, squash, or unique perennials, there are options on this list for every gardener. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in discovering the 11 most overproductive veggies.

Hoplia callipyge crawling on dry, curled pink petals with metallic turquoise body and dark legs

Garden Pests

What’s Eating My Peony? 7 Peony Pests to Watch for

Peonies will soon awaken for their spring and early summer bloom spectacle. While they’re usually problem-free, they aren’t immune to common garden pests. If you spot signs of stress on your floriferous beauties, scout for the most likely culprits. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores peony pests and how to best treat and prevent them.

The wooden raised bed contains crops that don't mind overcrowding, green onions that form tufts of vertical, narrow, hollow green leaves and white bases.

Edible

11 Crops That Don’t Mind Overcrowding

Small gardens can produce immense harvests! You simply have to ignore the spacing requirements on seed packets. Pack those vegetables tightly, and watch your garden burst at the seams with produce. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 11 crops that are perfect for overcrowding.