A successful garden requires planning and patience. If you're short on both, let our guides get you started down the right path. Learn what plants grow best in your area and what you garden newbies need to know!
Using the proper gardening techniques and tips is the difference between a garden that flourishes and one that fails. Learn about lasagna gardening, the tools you absolutely must have and why planting is not as difficult as you might think!
Turn the fruits of your labor into a way to celebrate your friendships or cheaply spruce up your home! Entertain using foods picked straight from your own backyard and find out how some families have incorporated gardening into creating a simpler life for themselves.
Get the latest scoop on the staff of Oprah.com's adventures in gardening with our new blog—The Dirt! From planting to harvest, follow along behind the scenes in our backyards as we grow our own foods and flowers. Will there be enough to feed the whole office?
The connection to Mother Nature that comes with gardening is felt as soon as your shovel hits the soil. Understanding the cycles of the earth and knowing you had a hand in nourishing yourself and your family are just two of the benefits that come with becoming a gardener.