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Garden Design

Outdoor living, container plants, and hardscapes are all part of the garden design. Here you will find outdoor insprirations.

Container Gardening

Container gardening is a wonderful way create a living art form with not too much effort! Beauty and simplicity at its best

Garden Tours

We all love to check out a great garden... Take a stroll through member contributed garden tours and get your creative juices flowing! Submit your photos, descriptions and garden outings here. You know you love to take pictures of creative, fabulous or innovative gardens... so, share them here, whether it's down the street or from a vacation to an exotic land! Enjoy...

Sustainable Living

Here you will find all kind of things that have to do with sustainable living. From drought resistant plants and biomimicry to reducing your carbon footprint, we have tons of information to help you live sustainably.

Holiday Decorating

The holidays are here! Come browse great ideas from our members to make your holidays memorable.

Raising Chickens

How about this for a hot trend; having chickens in your backyard! But once these cute creatures get into your heart and their cool chicken coops in your yard you will want this trend to stay around for a lifetime. But having a chicken as a pet is not all fun and games, you have to make sure to take care of your chickens giving them food, fresh water and lots of warm shelter- in return you'll get an abundance of fresh eggs!

Nature's Garden

Transform your backyard into a bed and breakfast for wildlife. Get all the information you need to get started, or share your own stories and tips for your Nature's Garden!

Butterfly Gardens

Butterflies need two stops in your garden flowers for nectar and plants in the landscape to be host plants for the caterpillars.

Deer Resistant Plants

Some plants are safer than others, but in a drought, most plants can be fair game for deer. Here you will find plants that are reasonably safe bets.

Drought Tolerant Plants

Many parts of the US know about drought. The loss of beloved plants can be disheartening.

DigtheDirt Member Gardens

There is nothing better than touring personal gardens... tucked behind fences, walls or gates, the best gardens are the ones created and dreamed up by the owners who live with them every day.

We invite you to post photos and descriptions of your garden! You've worked hard, you're proud... show it off here!

Hosta-mania!

Hostas are great plants to add color and texture to the more shady areas of the garden. Varigated varieties need do better in partial rather than full shade.

Tulipmania

The eternally elegant and beautiful, tulip makes any garden a springtime treat. Choose traditional single-petaled beauties, or try a mix of classic double or species tulips.

Birds in the Garden

Birds are another beautiful species that adds to the nature of your garden. Here you will find all kinds of these graceful creatures.

Gardening Tools

Whether you like to dig, hoe, weed, or harvest, you need some tools to help you out with the job. Here you will find all kinds of gardening tools that will help you finish your gardening projects.

Pets in Your Garden

Let's face it... people who garden love pets! Dogs, cats, land tortoise... We want to hear about all your pet adventures here; especially when pet meets garden!

Urban Gardening

Just because you don't have a huge yard or a specific place to garden there are always ways to create a gardening space for yourself no matter what your living circumstance. Urban Gardening can be done on rooftops, staircases, fire escapes, balconies- you name it! If you have a tiny little space, a beautiful garden can still be grown.

What is this Plant?

There are jut too many plants in the world! If you love to look at plants, or have a new house with an eisting garden, you've probaby asked "What's this plant?" many times! This is the place to get the answer; or, test your garden knowledge and try to identify a plant one of our members uploaded!