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The Best Fertilizers for Indoor Plants, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Savannah Sher

Person planting seeds indoors.

The Best Time to Start Seeds Indoors for a Thriving Spring Garden

Cottage garden with various flowers in a circular shape.

Want a Cottage Garden That Looks Like This? Do What This Influencer Does.

By Teresa Odle, Lori Lovely

Amazon Has a Top-Rated Garden Hose for 40% Off Ahead of Spring

Amazon Has a Top-Rated Garden Hose for 40% Off Ahead of Spring

By Stephanie Cronk

A woman gardening outside.

17 Plants You Shouldn’t Bother Starting Indoors

By Steph Coelho, Updated by Teresa Odle

A large rain garden.

10 Rain Garden Plants That Can Reduce Runoff and Erosion in Your Yard

By Audrey Stallsmith, Updated by Gretchen Heber

String of pearls and other succulents in decorative pots.

These 8 Houseplants Actually Thrive in Dry, Low-Humidity Homes

By Sandi Schwartz

Young woman in winter clothes and knitted white hat with scarf in the winter garden with snow-covered plants.

3 Crucial Gardening Tasks to Do in February, No Matter Where You Live

By Sandi Schwartz

We Tested a $250 Grow Light That Doubles as Home Decor—Here's Our Honest Take: Soltech Aura lamp Review Tested

We Tested a $250 Grow Light That Doubles as Home Decor—Here’s Our Honest Take

By Debbie Wolfe

Multiple indoor plants beside window sill.

It Finally Dawned On Me Why I was Failing at Indoor Plants

By Debbie Wolfe

Amazon Drops Garden Supplies to Clearance-Level Pricing—Save Up to 60% Off Vego, Fiskars, Corona, and More

Amazon Drops Garden Supplies to Clearance-Level Pricing—Save Up to 60% Off Vego, Fiskars, and Corona: 167 Deals on Tools, Seeds, Rasied Gardens, and More

By Stephanie Cronk

Farmer holding a bunch of freshly harvested peanuts.

This Black History Month, We Celebrate the Scientist Who Pioneered Sustainable Farming

By Steph Coelho

Close up view of a fire ant colony on the ground.

How to Get Rid of Fire Ants

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, James Kidd, Updated by Paul Rankin

Aerogarden Seed Starter Review

I Finally Found a Seed-Starting System That Actually Works All Winter

By Debbie Wolfe

A gardener wearing gloves trims wilted hydrangea flowers during winter.

3 Plants You Should Prune in February to Spur Spring Growth

By Sandi Schwartz

A black and white photo of a home garden with lots of plant.

If the 2026 Colors of the Year Were Plants…

By Audrey Stallsmith

Man placing top window on DIY cold frame outdoors in winter.

How I Use Cold Frames to Extend My Growing Season in New England

By Lauren Landers

Lush flowerbed in front yard of a cottage home.

10 Tall Plants That Will Add Height—and Gorgeous Layers—to Your Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

Person uses pruners to clip a piece of begonia plant on a table; begonia cutting in water is nearby.

How I Got Free Houseplants Without Stealing Them—You Can Do This, Too

By Audrey Stallsmith

Potted green plants on a windowsill with sunlight shining into the room

5 Reasons Your Houseplants Might Be Stressed This Winter

By Sandi Schwartz

Focus on three houseplants in natural-colored pots with a Christmas tree visible in the background.

10 Things You Can Do to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter

By Teresa Odle, Imani Abdus-Saboor

Family gardening in the backyard.

3 New Year’s Resolutions I’m Implementing in My Garden in 2026

By Lauren Landers

Best Houseplants to Give This Holiday Season

The Best Houseplants to Gift This Holiday Season—Last-Minute Gifts That Arrive Before Christmas

By Sandi Schwartz

Amazon Slashed Prices on Lego Sets Perfect for DIYers: Save 50%

Amazon Slashes Lego Sets Up to 50% Off for Holiday Shopping: Unique Gifts for DIYers, Gardeners, and More

By Stephanie Cronk

Black Friday Extended: The Best Garden Deals Start at $5

Black Friday Extended: The Best Garden Deals Start at $5

By Stephanie Cronk

Vego Garden products on orange background

Vego Is Clearing Out Raised Garden Beds for Black Friday—and They Will Sell Out

A person shopping for houseplants in Lowe's.

Shop Our Wish List Items From the New LiveTrends Collection at Lowe’s

By Jenny Stanley

A canna lily garden outside of a suburban home.

The Critical Error I Made Overwintering My Favorite Plants

Pink hydrangeas growing next to a home.

The One Thing I Regret About Planting Hydrangeas in My Yard

A blooming tropical hibiscus plant overwintering in a home.

This Is How I Overwinter My Tropical Plants—and Get Them to Bloom Indoors

By Audrey Stallsmith

BobVila.com Announces the 2025 Gifts of the Year

These 37 Home and DIY Essentials Are So Good, We’re Naming Them the Gifts of the Year

By Jasmine Harding

Steam from a humidifier around a group of green plants indoors.

How to Increase Humidity for Houseplants, Even During the Driest Days of Winter

By Audrey Stallsmith, Updated by Teresa Odle

A man working in a houseplant nursery carrying a tray of new plants.

7 Incredible New Plants for 2026—and Where to Find Them

By Sandi Schwartz

Houseplants with snow falling in the background for winter care

7 Products to Help You Prep Your Houseplants for Winter

By Jasmine Harding

Four small trees or shrubs covered in burlap to protect them from fallen snow.

7 Types of Plant Covers That’ll Protect Tender Trees and Shrubs From the Cold

By Steph Coelho, Updated by Daryna Tobey

Squirrel sitting inside a jack o'lantern with no top.

How to Keep Squirrels Away From Pumpkins

By Nina Malkin, Gretchen Heber

A DIYer planting bulbs in the yard in fall.

Why I Often Plant My Fall Bulbs Outside of My Flower Beds

By Audrey Stallsmith

Woman relaxing on a hammock in her flower garden.

Now This Is a Landscaping Trend We Can Get On Board With

By Sandi Schwartz

Lit carved pumpkins on grass

How to Preserve Pumpkins Without Harming Wildlife

By Gretchen Heber, Manasa Reddigari

Man caulking around a door.

Keep Critters From Moving In This Fall by Sealing These Areas Around Your Home ASAP

By Sandi Schwartz

An overcrowded raised bed vegetable garden in a backyard.

The Rookie Mistake I Made in My Vegetable Garden This Summer

The Gardyn Home Kit 3.0 growing lots of leafy greens during testing.

The Gardyn System Review: Hydroponic Gardening in Just 2 Square Feet

Blooming light pink roses in the foreground of a green garden.

6 Plants That Highlight the 2026 Garden Color of the Year

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman holds a handful of soil with a chafer grub in the palm of her hand.

How to Get Rid of Grubs

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

The Best Soil Moisture Meter Options

The Best Soil Moisture Meters—This Cheap Garden Tool Keeps Plants Thriving

By Glenda Taylor, Steph Coelho, Jasmine Harding

Best Soil For Fiddle Leaf Figs Options

The Best Soil for Fiddle Leaf Figs Will Keep Your Houseplant Happy and Healthy

By Glenda Taylor

A vine of ripe tomatoes in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Home Garden—No Matter Where You Live

Woman waters houseplants in flower pots on the floor.

How to Curate a Living Gallery, the Latest Indoor Gardening Trend

By Sandi Schwartz

Best Tomato Cages

The 6 Best Tomato Cages for an Abundant Tomato Harvest

By Jenn Ryan, Jasmine Harding, Amber Guetebier

A gardener holding a cucumber on a vine in a vegetable garden.

I Nearly Ruined My Cucumber Patch Because I Ignored This Important Garden Practice

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Compost Bins Options

The 8 Best Compost Bins

By Debbie Wolfe, Jenn Ryan

The Best Wasp Spray Options

The 6 Best Wasp Sprays for Safe and Quick Wasp Nest Control

By Tony Carrick

plant propagation - planting seed

The Controversial Hack for Free Plants Is Dividing Gardeners—And It May Even Be Illegal

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Ants swarm over a peony bud, attracted by the sweet sticky substance it oozes.

5 Plants That Ants Love (and You Won’t Want to Plant Around Your House Perimeter)

By Sandi Schwartz

Fertilizing potted plants with used coffee grounds.

Perk Up These 15 Plants By Feeding Them Your Used Coffee Grounds

By Gretchen Heber

Mom and daughter using shovels in flower bed.

For Nonstop Garden Color, Try These 11 Long-Blooming Perennial Flowers

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Automatic Plant Waterer Options

The Best Automatic Plant Waterers to Keep Plants Hydrated, Even When You’re Away

By Glenda Taylor

Best Wasp Traps

We Tested the Top Wasp Traps—Here’s What’s Worth Buying

By Tony Carrick, Paul Rankin

Five boxelder bugs crawl on a wooden surface.

How to Get Rid of Boxelder Bugs

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A squirrel climbs a wooden picket fence.

8 Ways to Get Rid of Squirrels on Your Property Without Harming Them

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Ripe red tomatoes hanging on a tomato plant.

11 Common Tomato Plant Problems and How to Fix Them

By Debbie Wolfe

The best ultrasonic pest repeller in a garden next to undisturbed growing onions.

We Researched the Best Ultrasonic Pest Repellers—Our Favorite Covers 1,200 Square Feet

Woman with white hat making herbal bouquets and wreaths

7 Herbs to Grow in Your Cut Flower Garden (Yes, Really)

By Sandi Schwartz

A tick crawling on a gardener's shirt.

An Expert Gardener’s Best Advice for Avoiding Ticks This Season

By Sandi Schwartz