Gardening Maintenance

Our gardening maintenance tips can help you keep your home cost efficient, safe & cozy.

How to Save Seeds

You can't return "borrowed" seeds without harvesting and drying them first. All it takes is a few simple steps

ByTherese Ciesinski

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove foundation shrubs that have overtaken the front of her house

Bulbs are pretty easygoing, but with these tips you can help maximize blooms and increase the odds that they'll naturalize into more plants

Read to learn the pros and cons of using pine needles as mulch.

Prune these specimens in the late winter or early spring for thicker foliage later on.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows the right way to prune shrubs

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for using his four favorite gardening tools—five if you count his hands

Planting a no-fuss city garden with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook

Take the guesswork out of rekindling this season's stunning garden by hanging onto seeds now

These landscape drainage solutions prevent puddling and flooding and look good too.

Why autumn is the right time of year to nourish your yard