From amending your soil with high-quality organic matter to pruning shrubs, you'll find answers and advice for essential gardening tasks. Flourishing gardens begin at the roots. Here are the ground rules for preparing your soil. Compare types of fertilizers and learn when and how to feed your plants for a healthier garden.

2024年5月13日 · Use this list of essential gardening tips to find the answers to some of the most common questions beginners have. And don't forget to have fun while growing your own food and beautiful flowers in your yard!

6 天之前 · On this page, we’ll highlight the basics of vegetable gardening and planning: how to pick the right site for your garden, how to choose a plot size, and how to select which vegetables to grow. Picking a good location for your garden is absolutely key. A subpar location can result in subpar veggies! Here are a few tips for choosing a good site:

2024年3月6日 · One of the best ways to ease into gardening is to break your project down into manageable steps. Whether you want to start a vegetable garden or a flower garden, or maybe even both, this step-by-step guide will soon have you enjoying delicious flavors and colorful blooms that you grew yourself.

2024年3月23日 · Starting a vegetable garden helps provide access to fresh fruits and vegetables to your family and friends, learning opportunities about food production, and a rewarding hobby spent in nature. Gardening can be incredibly beneficial for your ecosystem and an encouraging pastime for you to get outside and get growing.

2024年1月21日 · Want to start a garden, but not sure where to begin? We’ll help you avoid the frustration of beginner mistakes and overwhelm, so you can get to the satisfaction of enjoying your homegrown harvest. We’ll take you from planning your garden through harvesting your homegrown vegetables, flowers and herbs.

Gardening in America, the first of Lifelong Learning's self-paced online courses, offers an introductory overview to the state of the country's gardening. Lifelong Learning Self-Paced Online Course Each year, over 121 million Americans visit public gardens. From public green spaces to community gardens to private yards, gardening is a critical ...

6 天之前 · Here are 10 garden planning tips to consider before you dig in. 1. Pick the right location —ideally, a sunny site! Most vegetables need at least 6 hours of sun a day. Some crops such as lettuce and spinach, and other greens will grow well in your partially sunny spots, but sun-loving plants like tomatoes and peppers need as much light as possible.

4 天之前 · Marianne Willburn is a gardening columnist, speaker, and avid gardener based in northern Virginia. She has spent much of her gardening life in small city and suburban gardens in places as diverse as California, the United Kingdom, and the Mid-Atlantic. Marianne is the author of Tropical Plants and How to Love Them (Cool Springs Press, 2021) and ...

2024年4月28日 · Have you decided to try your hand at gardening but need help figuring out where to start? The great thing about gardening is you can learn as you grow, but there are some tips that can make the process much easier and increase the …