Caring for Your Yard

25 Raised Garden Bed Ideas for Growing Veggies and Flowers

Use these raised garden bed ideas to create the perfect planting space without digging up your yard. ...

How to Start Seeds Indoors to Jumpstart Your Spring Garden

This seed-starting guide will help you choose the best seeds to start indoors and the containers to use. Follow easy step-by-step instructions for planting your seeds and then caring for the seedlings. ...

Your Season-by-Season Guide to Effective Garden Watering

Keeping your plants well-hydrated is key to helping them thrive all year. Use these tips for garden watering to keep them healthy and growing. ...

Dog Urine Killing Your Lawn? This Seed Spot Repair Treatment Restores Grass Ruined by Pet Messes

If dog urine is leaving spots in your lawn, the Scotts EZ Seed Dog Spot Repair treatment can restore grass ruined by pets in under one week. It’s easy to apply and only at Amazon. ...

Are Coffee Grounds Good for Plants? An Expert Weighs In

Cut through the bad advice and learn how to use coffee grounds properly to help your plants thrive. ...

Gardeners’ World Host Monty Don Says Gardens Can Be the Key to Happiness

Celebrity gardener Monty Don talks with BHG Editor-in-Chief Stephen Orr about finding joy in a changing world through gardening. ...

6 Beginner Lawn Care Mistakes that Keep Lush Grass from Growing

Make these critical corrections to your lawn care and maintenance schedule for a lush carpet of green in no time. ...

8 Steps to Fix a Lawn That’s All Weeds and Bare Patches

Give your lawn the TLC it needs to grow lush, green grass. If it’s time for grass replacement, we’ve got you covered. Use our step-by-step guide, from figuring out the problem to proper care for your new lawn. ...

How Often—and How Long—You Should Water Your Grass

Whether you water manually or you have an underground sprinkler system, follow our tips for how long and how often to water your grass to keep from overwatering your lawn. ...

Is Epsom Salt Good for Plants? Here's What an Expert Says

Find out if Epsom salt is good for plants or if that's just a garden myth, according to experts. ...

15 Easy Annuals You Can Grow from Seed

Find out which annuals are easy to grow from seed for their beautiful flowers, along with tips on when and how to sow them. ...

How to Compost: Feeding Your Plants and Reducing Waste

Learning how to compost is one of the best gardening techniques for feeding plants and improving soil. ...

Don't Throw Away the Cicada Carcasses in Your Yard—Use Them to Enrich Your Garden

You're probably aware that the cicadas are here for the season—but you may not have known you can compost their carcasses and shells to enrich your garden compost and soil. ...

How to Plant Grass Seed in 6 Simple Steps

Start a new lawn or fill in bare patches of turf by following this guide on how to plant grass seed. You’ll have a lush lawn in a few weeks. ...

How to Grow Plants from Cuttings to Fill More Pots for Free

Use this simple propagation technique to grow new plants with stem cuttings. ...

Pros and Cons of Mulching vs. Bagging Grass When You Mow

Is it best to gather clippings or leave them on the turf? Check out the pros and cons of mulching and bagging and choose the best fit for your lawn. ...

5 Best Ways to Water Raised Garden Beds of All Sizes Correctly

These simple methods and must-know tips for watering raised garden beds will help you grow healthier plants and save water. ...

Is Your Grass Turning Brown in Summer? Our Experts Say It’s Totally OK

Instead of worrying about how to fix brown grass in the summer, you can let nature take its course. In most cases, your brown grass isn't dead, just dormant, our experts say. ...

How to Build a Brick Raised Bed

For a decorative and long-lasting bed, brick is a good choice. Here's how to make a sturdy brick raised bed for your garden. ...

How to Get Rid of Clover in Lawns

Learn how to get rid of clover in lawns with these tips for using fertilizer, herbicides, and more, plus advice for embracing a mixed-species lawn. ...