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5 Fun Garden Planters

Posted By Rebecca Burstein, Jr. Editor

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:07 AM EDT

If you’re anything like our HGTV.ca team, getting elbows-deep in the garden has been on your mind lately. So while you’re getting those backyards, balconies, or decks in tip-top shape to start planting, we found five...

5 Cute Gardening Tools

Posted By Rebecca Burstein, Jr. Editor

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:50 PM EDT

Do boring gardening tools make you feel blah? Reach for one (or all!) of these five fabulous finds to help bring your garden to life. Shear Perfection These floral-print garden shears are sure to put a...

Inspiration to Counter the August Garden Blues

Posted By Jennifer Tibbitt

Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:00 AM EDT

Gardening in late summer/early fall brings challenges such as fatigue, disinterest, burnout and, yes, even laziness. These hurdles are not by any means insurmountable, but they can feel overwhelming at times. What can...

How to Use Art in Your Garden

Posted By Jennifer Tibbitt

Saturday, August 4, 2012 9:00 AM EDT

One basic garden design element is structure. Picking shrubs and trees, for example, that lend a strong shape to the landscape and provide a focal point. Objects d'art can give a similar sensibility with their...

How To Make Your Garden Pollinator-Friendly

Posted By Jennifer Tibbitt

Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:49 PM EDT

What exactly are pollinators, you may ask? Basically, pollinators are birds and insects — think butterfly, honeybee and hummingbird — that fertilize and produce fruit. They accomplish this by diving, floating and...

Summer Urban Gardening: Feeling the Heat? Plant a Tree

Posted By Jennifer Tibbitt

Friday, July 6, 2012 8:04 AM EDT

In many parts of the country, with summer bearing down on us, we seek the relative comfort of shade. I won’t do the stereotypical do-si-do and complain about the weather; rather, I’ll talk about a simple solution to...