Gardening Articles: Latest Tips and How-Tos for Gardeners

By: Cheryl Spencer, Certified Gardener

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Are you ready to take your gardening game to the next level?

I cover gardening topics ranging from tips for starting a garden from seed, advice on choosing the right plants for your climate and soil, to interesting ways to save time in your garden.

Whether you want to start your first garden or expand your gardening knowledge, you’ll find helpful articles here!

The latest articles on gardening

Get ready to dig into the latest trends in home gardening with these helpful gardening tips.

Types of Mulch: How to Choose The Best One

a woman planting flowers in her garden in march

What to Plant in March: Helpful Guide Makes Planting Easy

Seedlings vs. Seeds: What’s Best for You to Plant and Why

Succession Planting: The Best Way to Grow a Continuous Harvest

inorganic mulch and rock mulch at a landscape supply store types of inorganic mulch

Inorganic Mulch: What You Need To Know Before Buying Any

What to Plant in May: Best Vegetables + Flowers to Grow Now

seed starting equipment and supplies on a table

Best Seed Starting Setup: Simple DIY Guide Makes it Easy!

What is Full Sun, Partial Sun, and Part Shade? (How to Grow Happy Plants)

organic mulch, wood chips next to a wheelbarrow

Organic Mulch: A Complete Guide to The Best Natural Mulches

Square Foot Garden Spacing for Big Harvests (+Free Chart)

21 Best Free Seed Catalogs in 2023 [Vegetable + Flower Seed]

lupines growing in a weed-free garden surrounded by mulch

The Best Mulch to Prevent Weeds

Gardening topics you’ll find on my blog

My goal is to write the best gardening articles that help both beginner and experienced gardeners.

So, whether you’re looking for easy flower garden ideas for beginners or more advanced vegetable gardening tips and tricks, I’ve got you covered!

Here are the most popular gardening topics I cover:

Vegetable garden tips.
Flower gardens.
Garden design ideas.
Square foot gardening tips.
Seed starting.
Spring garden tips.
Fall garden tips.

Vegetable gardening tips

Want more fresh produce? Get helpful advice on how to get started with vegetable gardening, from soil preparation to harvesting your bounty!

When to Plant a Fall Garden: How to Choose the Best Dates

Picture this: as the leaves change color this fall, a chilly breeze whispers through your garden, and you step outside, crunching through the leaves to harvest fresh ingredients for tonight’s dinner… Sound like a pipe dream? It’s not! And it’s easier than you think. But right now, you’re not sure…

sunflower and a partly cloudy sky, depicting microclimate factors

What You Need to Know About Garden Microclimates

As a beginning gardener, one of my biggest frustrations was getting things to grow in parts of my yard that were too dry, shady, hot, or windy. Sun, shade, heat, wind, slope, precipitation, and soil type all work together to create microclimates in your yard. Do you struggle to understand…

celery plants growing in a square foot garden

How to Grow Celery at Home the Easy Way: Top Advice + Tips

With its green, crisp stalks, celery is the perfect vegetable for adding juicy crunch to a meal. And even though growing it can be tricky, the earthy, fresh taste and unbeatable crunch of homegrown celery will convince you it’s worth growing. And if you’re up to the challenge, you’ll be rewarded with…

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Flower garden ideas and tips

From quick projects for beginners to more advanced gardening techniques, these ideas and tips will have your neighbors oohing and ahhing over your handiwork in no time!

snow covered berries in a february garden

February Gardening Chores: 29 of the Best, Most Helpful Tips

Do you start each gardening season hoping to get the most from your garden? What if you could grow a garden that thrives, enjoy flowers and vegetables right out of the gate, and not have to toil for hours in the hot sun while mosquitoes dine on your neck to…

woman watering her flower garden in July

July Gardening Tips: How to Grow Your Dream Garden This Year

It’s July, which means it’s hot outside! But it doesn’t matter because the long July days mean I get to spend more time enjoying my garden. Most everything is planted. My flower garden is overflowing with blooms and filled with the faint hum of bees. And I…

How to Plant Bulbs in the Fall for a Stunning Spring Garden

When you first see a flower bulb, it can be hard to imagine the glorious show they’ll put on next season. They can seem unimpressive. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, they’re dry, covered in papery skin, and seem as lifeless as a moon rock. But inside that…