Keeping your garden looking its best takes commitment, time, and a fair amount of money. According to the National Gardening Survey, in 2020, the average household spent about $458 on gardening ...

Container gardening can bring plant life and color to spaces such as patios. If you’re longing for a garden but are lacking land, container gardening could be a perfect way to bring ornamentals or ...

Many gardeners choose to raise plants in containers or in raised beds. Those with limited gardening space and those who love patio accents find that containers fit the bill. Those with poor soil or ...

Arguably, one of the biggest mistakes you want to avoid as a beginner gardener is spending too much money on tools and supplies. Pots, soil, fertilizer, seeds, trowels ... it all adds up quickly to a ...

Going to the grocery store is easy, but a garden is a frugal way to eat fruits and veggies that gets you way more for your money. Having your own garden doesn't have to be pricey. A great garden can ...

Gardening doesn’t have to break the bank. Discover effective and budget-friendly gardening secrets to grow more plants on less green. From savvy seed starting to top-of-the-line zone-specific plant ...

Choose seeds that have been packaged for fresh sprouts. Food grade seeds have been tested for salmonella and E. coli. You can ...

The secret’s out of the bag: Grow bags make great garden containers. Soil is the literal foundation of a healthy garden. Most container gardeners prefer a mix of ⅓ compost, ⅓ vermiculite, and ⅓ peat ...

While houses are getting larger, yards are getting smaller, just when vegetable gardening is coming into vogue. But the good news is that doesn’t mean you can’t grow veggies and flowers in the ...

The only difference between a gardening guru and a newbie gardener is the number of plants they’ve killed. This column is for beginners interested in growing something in a container for their patio ...

Gardening in containers is close to gardening in raised beds; the major difference lies in the winter root temperature of plants. There’s less soil around plant roots in a container than in a raised ...