Gardening Grow Your Best Garden Ever By Caitlin Sole Caitlin Sole Caitlin Sole is the senior home editor at BHG. She is a writer and editor with nearly a decade of interior design expertise. She has vast experience with digital media, including SEO, photo shoot production, video production, eCommerce content, print collaboration, and custom sales content. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on July 1, 2024 Sponsored by What's this? Get growing this spring with our expert recommendations for the best garden plans, container ideas, and landscaping tips. Whether you're a beginner hoping to grow your first vegetables or a seasoned pro searching for perennial inspiration, our trusted collection of garden tips and tutorials is here to help. Even renters can get their hands dirty with our how-to guide for creating a picture-perfect container garden. Plus, discover all the trends—hello, magenta blooms and native plants—taking root in gardens this year. Saxon Holt 8 Garden Trends That Will Be Everywhere in 2024 In 2024, many of us are looking for ways to make our little slice of the outdoors more sustainable, healthier, and more vibrant. We want to create spaces that nourish our well-being. We’re also embracing a trend toward deep, dark plants in a backward look at moody, Victorian gothic. Those of us not looking to the 19th century for inspiration are looking to the future, bringing sci-fi to the garden in the form of plants with neon-tinged foliage, terrariums, and night gardens. Hector Sanchez. Design: Kailey Whitman Essential Vegetable Garden Tips for Beginners Lay the foundation for a successful vegetable garden with vetted advice from a former newbie. With tips for choosing the best bed size and layout, plus how to solve for the inevitable pest, you can grow tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, and more at home. Edible Gardening Ideas 25 Raised Garden Bed Ideas for Growing Veggies and Flowers 7 Watering Mistakes That Could Sabotage Your Vegetable Garden 9 Common Tomato Growing Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Harvest Matthew Benson. Design: Kailey Whitman How to Plant a Border Garden to Add Color Your Landscape Border gardens function to define walkways, buildings, and other areas in the landscape, as well as provide habitat that supports wildlife. Create a well-designed border garden that blends seamlessly into surrounding hardscape with our tips for selecting and arranging the best mix of plants. Jason Donnelly. Design: Kailey Whitman Plant a Container Garden in 6 Easy Steps With just a little effort, you can plant a stunning container garden full of thriving flowers and foliage. We'll show you how to pick the perfect vessel, detail the recommended number of plants for the size of your pot, and help you fill your container with the ideal amount of potting mix for flowers that flourish. 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Our collection of budget-friendly landscaping ideas will help you deter weeds, divide plants, establish a no-mow lawn, and more, so you can update your yard while saving big. Must-See Landscaping Solutions 10 Landscaping Projects That Add Value to Your Home 20 Shade Garden Design Ideas for Adding Color Anywhere 16 Small-Space Landscaping Ideas to Make the Most of Your Plot PETER KRUMHARDT. Design: Kailey Whitman Plan Your Garden with our Guide to Perennial Flowering Plants While annuals can brighten a bed all season long, you might need a dozen different perennials to help your garden bloom from spring through fall. Create a continuously blooming garden with a selection of spring, summer, and fall perennials for sun and shade. 29 Beautiful Planter Combinations for Stunning Container Gardens Stumped with choosing the perfect flowers? These no-fail plant combinations take the guesswork out of growing picture-perfect container gardens. With blends that maximize color, add pleasing fragrance, or combine the ideal trio of thriller, filler, and spiller, these container garden plans come together in minutes to accent your landscape all season long. Perennial Gardening Tips 19 Perennial Plants for Cut Flowers to Fill Your Vases All Season Long 11 Best Night-Blooming Plants for Magical Moon Gardens 10 Best Types of Ornamental Grass That Are Native Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit