5 Low-Maintenance Potted Plants That Thrive on Neglect – Perfect for Busy Gardeners The plants barely need any attention to flourish Homes & Gardens · Mar 19
‘Cheap as chips and save backache’: gardening pros on the tools they can’t live without Getting your garden ready for spring? We asked the experts for their go-to kit, from secateurs and soil knives to trousers with enough pockets for twine The Guardian - UK · Mar 3
How to multiply your monstera for free – the budget-friendly propagation trick for even more houseplants Why buy more houseplants when your monstera is more than happy to make them for you? Here’s how to propagate it successfully, even if you’re a beginner. Ideal Home · Feb 20
Think Twice Before Touching Your Neighbor’s Tree – Legal Experts Warn When Pruning Could Break the Law It's tempting to prune an overhanging branch, but don't get snip-happy just yet Homes & Gardens · Feb 19
Stop! Prune These Plants in February, and You’ll Ruin This Year’s Flowers Get clear on what not to prune this month, plus when it should be done instead Homes & Gardens · Feb 14
Cardi B's Furniture-Free Outdoor Entertaining Area Is The Secret To Cozy Spring Gatherings – And February is the Perfect Time to Prepare Yours As we enter February, we're starting to dream about spring entertaining, and the rapper's amphitheatre-style back patio provides all the inspiration you need Homes & Gardens · Feb 7
February Is a Peak Pruning Time, but You Must Target the Right Plants – These 7 Will Give Stunning Displays if Trimmed This Month Our pick of shrubs, climbers, and perennial plants to prune this February Homes & Gardens · Feb 1
Barbra Streisand’s Lush Winter Blooms Redefine Cold-Weather Landscaping and Offer a Blueprint for Cultivating an Ethereal Backyard Barbra Streisand's wisteria tree is fragrant and in full bloom, showing us that this plant is the ultimate form of decorative greenery for the home Homes & Gardens · Jan 17
The privacy planting at Elizabeth Taylor's childhood home struck the perfect balance between wild and manicured – an archival image from the '60s shows how to capture this ideal equilibrium Elizabeth Taylor's family home in the London neighborhood of Hampstead is secluded but open – a design expert explains how to recreate her look Homes & Gardens · Sep 28, 2025
The window for pruning these 7 shrubs and perennials is right now (if you want to keep them healthy), says an expert horticulturist Discover seven plants to prune in October, and expert tips for trimming them Homes & Gardens · Sep 27, 2025
How to make your garden tools last longer: expert tips for tackling rust, grime and blunt blades Secateur and strimmer seen better days? Give your tools some TLC with these tried-and-tested tricks The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025
55 years later, the romantic privacy planting at Audrey Hepburn's Swiss home is just as alluring – here's how to channel the elegant look Elegant greenery transforms the exterior of Audrey Hepburn's home in Switzerland into a beautiful escape – and a master gardener explains how you can do it too Homes & Gardens · Sep 11, 2025
A garden fit for a princess: Grace Kelly's 'green canopy' approach to privacy planting from the '80s is master-gardener approved Freely planted greenery and blooming flowers defined elegance at the Princess of Monaco's Paris home in the 80s - our master gardener explains what sets it apart Homes & Gardens · Sep 6, 2025
I'm convinced Ina Garten has discovered the secret to perfect privacy planting – the greenery at her Hamptons home is stunningly coordinated An archival image of the Barefoot Contessa's Hamptons home in 2008 showcases the best privacy planting I've ever seen - here's what it taught me Homes & Gardens · Sep 6, 2025
Homes & Gardens · Sep 5, 2025 7 plants to never prune in September – a professional gardener's take on the flowers and shrubs not to trim (or risk killing them) Keep the pruning shears in the garden shed this month, or risk damaging these popular plants
Homes & Gardens · Sep 3, 2025 Kate Moss's early 2000s privacy planting channels English countryside charm with quintessential cottage style – and it's trending for 2026 Cottagecore is back, and Kate's garden from the early 2000s is the perfect inspiration – her English ivy and stone walls channel countryside charm
Homes & Gardens · Aug 31, 2025 John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy's pared-back privacy planting embodies old money style – it's the simplest (but most impactful) I've ever seen Simple hedging and ivy create a stunning effect at the Kennedy family home in an archival image of John F. Kennedy and Jackie O from 1953
Homes & Gardens · Aug 17, 2025 How to take evergreen magnolia cuttings – late summer is the best time to take semi-ripe cuttings and grow more magnolia trees for free If you have a large Southern magnolia (or other evergreen species), August is a good time to take cuttings
Homes & Gardens · Aug 11, 2025 How to take forsythia cuttings – August is the ideal time to take semi-ripe cuttings and grow more spectacular shrubs for free Propagate more of your favorite shrubs at zero cost this summer
Homes & Gardens · Aug 10, 2025 Need privacy planting inspiration? Michelle and Barack Obama's Chicago home is the only blueprint you could ever need – and it's so easy to replicate Privacy planting gains a new meaning in the former Presidential couple's Kenwood front yard – a master gardener unpacks its illuminating lessons
Homes & Gardens · Aug 3, 2025 Inside Ina Garten’s dreamy summer garden: The romantic plants that bloom for months – and expert tips to grow them yourself A collection of pink and red climbing flowers creates a beautiful, welcoming vibe in Ina Garten's outdoor space – it's simple to replicate
Homes & Gardens · Jul 29, 2025 Now is the time to take sage cuttings – this is the easiest way to grow more herbs for free, just like a pro gardener Summer is the perfect time to take semi-ripe sage cuttings
Homes & Gardens · Jul 28, 2025 Should you deadhead agapanthus? Here's what I always do as a professional gardener, for minimum fuss and maximum flowers Learning how to deadhead agapanthus will keep your blooms in tip-top shape
Homes & Gardens · Jul 21, 2025 How to take lantana cuttings – July is the ideal time to propagate this pretty flower, and grow more plants for free Easily double your flower collection at zero cost this summer
Homes & Gardens · Jul 11, 2025 I thought I knew privacy planting, but Goldie Hawn’s ‘70s hedging raises the bar – it’s a Tudor-style masterclass in manicured seclusion An archival image of Goldie Hawn’s front yard in 1978 teaches how to plant for privacy, while letting the architecture of the home shine