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Do you have questions about when to prune your trees or what type of roses you should plant in the shade? How do you go about selecting the right tools? What are the best perennials to buy? Why are you spending so much time and money on your lawn and it still doesn't look good?

All of these questions and more can be answered by clicking on the categories on the left hand side of the page or by writing in your subject of interest in the box at left hand side of the page. Gardening A-Z is the one stop place for answers on gardening techniques, design, specimens and a slew of other good stuff.

Latest Articles

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Ornamental Grasses If you'd like to have a garden that's serene, cushioned in lush green plants, full of movement and easy to maintain, then you're an ideal candidate for incorporating ornamental grasses into your landscape.   read more

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Creating An All Natural Cutting Garden Cutting gardens offer big bang for the buck, especially for time-starved gardeners. They're easy and inexpensive to create, even for beginners. And a well-planned cutting garden will produce magnificent cut flowers for your home from spring straight through fall.   read more

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Top 6 Blooming House Plants Whether or not you have a garden, you can create an indoor haven with these 6 fragrant bloomers. Just make sure you water often and place them in a sunny window. Keep in mind that these flowering plants will also look great in an outdoor container garden.   read more

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Hydrangeas Have you ever met a hydrangea you didn't love? For so many of us, hydrangeas are reminiscent of moments in our childhood, perhaps sitting on Grandma's front porch, sipping lemonade and marveling over the big, blue, in-your-face flowers.   read more

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Creating A 'Shrubs Only' Border I garden on a steep, aberrant diamond shaped property of about one half of an acre. Because I use my garden as my laboratory for experimenting with new plant varieties that appeal to me, I’m always looking for ways to expand my garden and my design repertoire.   read more

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Vertical Gardening Vertical gardening is exactly what it sounds like: gardening vertically rather than horizontally, as we normally do.   read more

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Using Native Plants To Save The Ecosystem In the past couple of years, discussions about the importance of using native plants in our landscape have become more frequent.   read more

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Xeriscaping If you want to learn more about Xeriscaping, a type of gardening that conserves water and still allows you to create beautiful gardens, click on below for a step by step SLIDE SHOW.   read more

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Add character to your garden Several years ago, I saw a stonemason's wheel-sharpening device at a flea market. I had long envisioned a sculpture in my garden, but I couldn't afford one. I knew this antiquated wheel sharpener, with its rustic yet simple lines, would fit perfectly with my garden's style, so I snapped it up.   read more

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Rain Gardens Rain gardening has become one of the hottest trends in gardening today. It offers a beautiful, low-maintenance garden, provides food and shelter for wildlife, and helps the environment.   read more

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Summer Container Gardens Container gardening is simple, efficient and satisfying. And regardless of whether you live on a sprawling property or a small apartment, you can dazzle friends with beautiful creations.   read more

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Fran's Garden Makeover If you think that you can't create the garden of your dreams, think again! In this slide show, Fran will show you how she transformed her drab, cold property into sumptuous, practical and ebbulient outdoor living spaces.   read more

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Perennial Geraniums For Your Garden Hardy geraniums, also known as Cranesbill, are the unsung heroes and workhorses of the garden. They are often confused with the not very subtle red annual geraniums, Pelargoniums, that can be seen in window boxes or containers.   read more

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