How to Create a Relaxing Backyard Oasis
Create a relaxing backyard oasis with cozy seating, layered lighting, fire and water features, shade, and low-care plants that make the space yours.
How to Create a Fragrant Garden
Learn how to create a fragrant garden with the best scented shrubs, climbers, and herbs, plus placement and bloom-time tips for scent all season.
Backyard Decorations for Spring: A Styling Guide
Refresh your yard with backyard decorations for spring: seasonal flowers, easy DIY accents, solar lighting, patio textiles, and table centerpieces.
Do Succulents Need Sun Indoors and Outdoors?
Do succulents need sun? Learn how much light succulents need indoors and out, how to prevent sunburn, and when a grow light helps them stay compact.
How to Choose a Garden Arbor for Your Backyard
Pick the right garden arbor or trellis for your backyard with practical tips on style, materials, DIY builds, climbing plants, and seasonal care.
Begonias for Containers: Best Types and Care
The best begonias for containers, from Nonstop Red to wax begonias, plus the pots, soil, watering, and shade that keep them blooming all season.
Best Vegetables to Grow in Containers and Pots
The best vegetables to grow in containers, from tomatoes to herbs, plus the pots, soil, watering, and feeding that keep a backyard harvest going.
Backyard Container Gardening for Beginners
A beginner’s guide to backyard container gardening: how to choose pots, soil, and plants, plus watering, feeding, and design tips for a thriving patio.
How to Choose Plants for Patio Containers
Pick the right plants for your patio containers with practical tips on sun exposure, low-maintenance options, evergreens, and seasonal arrangements.
Best Fruit Trees for Container Gardening
Discover the best fruit trees for container gardening, from Meyer lemons to dwarf figs, plus how to pick pots, soil, watering, and feeding for real fruit.
Backyard Bonsai Gardening for Beginners
Backyard bonsai gardening is easier than it looks. Learn how to choose a beginner-friendly tree, pot it in the right soil, and keep it pruned and healthy.
Backyard Relaxation Ideas for Any Yard
Backyard relaxation ideas for any yard: comfortable seating, warm lighting, a water feature, a fire pit, and simple privacy touches to help you unwind.