Category: Gardening for Beginners


  • How to Grow an Herb Garden Indoors

    If you’ve ever wished you could snip fresh basil straight into pasta or add chives to scrambled eggs without running to the store, an indoor herb garden is your new best friend. And the good news? You don’t need a big kitchen, tons of sunlight, or major gardening skills to make it happen. We spoke…

  • How to Plant a Vegetable Garden

    If you have limited space or less time for watering and maintenance, growing a small crop of edibles in containers is a great way to experience vegetable gardening without the space or time commitment. Even better, plant and seed companies are creating more and more options for small space gardening with peppers, tomatoes, berries and…

  • Florist names five beginner-friendly plants that thrive in gardens without much work

    A professional florist named April has shared a list of five flowers that anyone can attempt to grow at home, no matter how much experience you have in the garden A florist has shared some tips for beginner gardeners(Image: Getty Images) Embarking on gardening as a hobby for the first time can seem intimidating. There’s…

  • A healthy resolution for 2025? Start a garden. Tips for beginners

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  • Tips to plant your first vegetable garden

    DENVER — ‘Tis the season for gardeners to get their hands dirty and into the soil to plant their vegetable gardens for the year. Ellen Becker, with the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, met with Denver7’s Danielle Grant at City Floral in Denver to find some hardy vegetables for beginners to plant. Becker and Grant…

  • I’m the gardening presenter for This Morning

    GLAM, gorgeous and gaga for gardening – This Morning presenter Daisy Payne burst onto our screens after her horticultural journey was spotted on social media by TV producers. Now the 27-year-old – known as @fromgardentogarnish on instagram – has got a new book out called ‘Start Growing’ – described as ‘a year of joyful gardening…

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  • Thinking about gardening in CT? Here are some tips for beginners and green thumb wannabes

    Want to start gardening, but aren’t sure what to do or how to begin? Connecticut Garden Journal’s Charlie Nardozzi has some gardening tips for beginners to keep in mind this season. “Start small,” he told Connecticut Public’s Where We Live. “Get comfortable with gardening. Get used to going out there and visiting the garden everyday…

  • The Best Gardening Tools for Beginners

    While modern-day humans may not need to grow everything they plan to eat themselves, it’s certainly rewarding, and tasty, to make a salad sourced from your own backyard. And you don’t need a sprawling plot of land to get started. Whether you’re planning a greenhouse full of tomatoes or just want to grow a few…

  • Have you decided to try your hand at gardening but need help figuring out where to start? The great thing about gardening is you can learn as you grow, but there are some tips that can make the process much easier and increase the survival rate of your plants and flowers. How to start gardening…