Garden Planning

The right plants can help you prevent erosion and protect water quality

Soil drainage is important to understand and manage.

Your zone number, developed by the USDA, lets you know which plants will do best in your yard based on the climate you live in.

A few tips on buying container plants before heading to the store

Find out how you can create more plants for your yard.

Take the guesswork out of your garden planning with this easy advice for choosing what to grow.

Miracle-Gro® Soil Improvements are premixed blends that address specific soil deficiencies and improve soil structure.

Here's what you might see in and around your landscape-and what to do about harsh winter weather.

When to plant tomatoes depends on where you live

Turn that unused area into something beautiful.

After a long, hot, summer, cheery fall flowers brighten up the yard

Here are some tips to help you keep your tree fresher, longer

If you're eager to put on your gardening gloves and get out in the yard, you don't have to wait for the official arrival of spring.

Please your eyes and your appetite with a mixed, cool-season garden

Find out when to plant bulbs to bloom when spring comes to your area

Now you can make your yard interesting in deep winter

Roses have symbolized love and beauty for thousands of years.

Choose the right trees, shrubs and ornamentals for your location and conditions

Make your garden grow 3 (or 4) seasons!

How you do it can make all the difference

Watch our landscape designer show you how to improve outdoor living space.

Take a few steps in late fall, and spring gardening will be easier

After their long trip across the Gulf, hummingbirds appreciate these natural fueling stations.

Having trouble building a support or trellis for your plants? Learn three different ways to stake plants and vegetables such as tomatoes, peas & cucumbers. 

The function of soil is to anchor plant roots and provide water, air and all nutrients to plants to support growth.

A few simple changes in your yard can help preserve the health of the Chesapeake Bay

How to keep your plants from withering away when you go away

Recycling rainwater for your garden is like putting money in the bank.

How to select, plant, and maintain the right trees or shrubs for your yard and your climate

Miracle-Gro® Potting Mixes are blends of high-quality ingredients that provide the correct mix of air, water, solid, and nutrients so you can be successful planting in containers.

Trees, shrubs, brush piles and boxes provide year-round shelter for birds.

With so many shapes and colors, these plants are a must for your desert garden

Make a garden measuring tool using a long handled garden tool, like a rake, shovel or hoe, and a tape measure.

Enjoy shade and savings

How to plant and care for one of the most popular spring flowers

Using the right strategies in your landscape will help to keep deer munching elsewhere

After their long trip across the Gulf, hummingbirds appreciate these natural fueling stations.

Going vertical gives you more gardening fun

Plant perennials for blooms that come back year after year with little maintenance.

Learn different ways to seed your vegetable garden

Chilly December is a great time for your edible garden

Let these aerial acrobats delight you while they control bug pests

Soil pH directly affects plant nutrition. It depending on soil type and location, the soil pH can vary from 4.5 (very acidic) to 9.0 (very alkaline).

The ins and outs of preparing your vegetable garden

A little planning can save many headaches later

Just because it looks pretty doesn't mean you can't eat it.