How to Attract Cardinals So You Can Enjoy Their Beauty in Your Yard
If you enjoy birds, you'll want to know how to attract cardinals to your yard in summer and winter for their bright red color and lovely melodies.
Garden Design
9 Creative Tree Stump Ideas for Adding a Natural Touch to Your Garden
These tree stump ideas are an easy way to turn an eyesore into an asset. Put stumps to use as rustic planters, pedestals, and more.
25 Garden Decor Ideas for Taking Your Yard from Drab to Fab
Enhance your outdoor oasis with these garden decor ideas for various styles, budgets, and landscape sizes.
How to Attract Birds to a Birdhouse
Birdhouses help provide shelter to wild birds, especially when carefully chosen and placed. Here’s what you need to know about how to attract birds to a birdhouse.
Suet for Birds is a Superfood to Keep Them Going Through Winter
Suet for birds attracts insect-eaters such as woodpeckers, chickadees, and nuthatches. See how to give your backyard birds suet this winter.
How to Make a Tabletop Moss Garden
Make your own tabletop moss garden in 5 simple steps! Bring artistic greenery indoors (or add it to an outdoor room) for a natural touch with our DIY moss garden.
How and When to Plant Wildflower Seeds to Rewild Your Yard
Plant wildflowers in your landscape with this guide that explains how to plant wildflower seeds. Plus, get care tips for your new wildflower garden.
15 Pretty Plants with Purple Leaves
Grow these plants with purple leaves to add color to your garden even when nothing is blooming.
Here's How to Attract Colorful and Cheerful Songbirds to Your Yard
To learn how to attract songbirds to your backyard, follow our ten suggestions. Before you know it, there'll be lovely sounds of nature around you.
11 Low-Maintenance Small Garden Design Ideas for Your Landscaping
Get practical plant and design tips from these low-maintenance small garden design ideas, including choosing the right plants and accessories.
The Mediterranean Garden Is the Sun-Soaked Style You Can Mimic in Any Yard
Terra-cotta, water features, and fig trees, oh my! Here’s how to bring this Mediterranean style to your backyard, with expert tips and an explanation of the trend.
12 Plants with Colorful Leaves for Brightening Up Your Garden
These annuals, perennials, vines, and shrubs have colorful leaves that won't fade like flowers.
A Complete Guide to the BHG Test Garden
A numbered color map of the Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden® shows the 22 distinct areas in the half-acre space located in downtown Des Moines.
Perfect Pink and Purple Plant Combinations
Put old-fashioned color favorites — pink and purple — to work in your flowerbeds with these new-style garden compositions.
Master the Art of Garden Colors
Create a bold, dramatic landscape with these tips for designing with colorful flowers and foliage.
25 Easy Outdoor Plants for All Gardeners
These outdoor plants are easy to grow and nurture into a beautiful, thriving landscape regardless of gardening experience and skill level.
5 Reasons You Should Grow Heirloom Seeds
Learn why these beloved seeds are just as precious as heirloom jewelry or dishes and often have interesting histories attached to them.
How to Make a DIY Fire Bowl to Warm Up Your Backyard Gatherings
Make a concrete DIY fire bowl for your backyard from a mold that makes an easy alternative to the traditional fire pit. Not only is it safe, but clean-up is also a breeze in comparison.
Here's What Attracts Dragonflies and Damselflies to Eat Mosquitos
Learn what attracts dragonflies and damselflies to your yard to get rid of pesky mosquitos. They eat hundreds of mosquitos a day.
How to Grow Moss in Your Garden in 6 Simple Steps
Learn how to grow moss, the best types to plant, and basic care tips that will keep your yard looking gorgeous.