Create a garden that thrives with our reliable expert advice.

Even renters can get their hands dirty with our how-to guide for creating a picture-perfect container garden.

Plus, discover all the trendshello, big color andliving fencestaking root in gardens this year.

Gray stone garden path surrounded by flowering plants

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A literal place to touch grass and unplug.

Our green spaces should reduce our stress, not add to it.

Then enjoy the sense of pride you feel each time you look out your windows.

Adirondack chairs sitting in a green lawn

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you could entice even more winged friends by planning ahead whenstarting your garden.

Any plan you choose will attract more birds and butterflies to your space.

Some can even be grown in pots.

Seedlings in growing trays

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Theres no need for acre upon acre of land.

When choosing groundcover plants for your own space, avoid these ones to save yourself a never-ending headache.

Find out if you need hand pruners, pruning saws, or something more powerful for your specific job.

Butterfly sitting on cornflower

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Colorful plants in a container

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Apple trees in a grove

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Close up image of jasmine flowers blooming

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Close up of beach vitex, which is a ground cover plant

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Close up of a spongy moth sitting on the trunk of a tree

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Loppers cutting branch on tree

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