Gardening

Detroit, Michigan, has proudly owned the moniker “The Motor City” for over 100 years. Thanks to local initiatives, it’s also known as a “Bee City,” with gardens supporting the bee population. Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada met with a local pollinator non-profit, Detroit Hives, to talk about their impact on the local bees before helping a couple fill their elevated garden bed.

Keeping a garden looking its best requires irrigation—especially in areas like Austin, Texas, where summer heat scorches plants. When a homeowner wanted to add plants along the back of her deck, landscape contractor Lee Gilliam knew they’d have to add a new irrigation zone to her system.

Jenn Nawada takes a trip to Freeman Gardens, a local community garden where she gets a tour from Garden Association President Kevin Sherry and learns about its connection to the Glen Ridge, NJ project house.

Choosing tropical fruit trees can be a challenge. With harmful diseases like HLB, the ideal conditions and soil, and even watering frequency, knowing which to choose for a backyard (and which to keep in planters is tough. When a homeowner struggled to restore his hurricane-battered garden, he called landscape contractor Jenn Nawada and a local citrus expert to help.

Learn how to cultivate tropical plants indoors with our guide on plant selection, proper potting techniques, and maintaining optimal conditions.

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada heads to the International Rose Test Garden to choose the perfect rose variety for a homeowner’s garden bed.

Landscape expert Lee Gilliam helps a homeowner give their backyard a fresh look by amending the soil and adding some drip irrigation.

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada helps a couple redesign, repurpose, and restore their front yard’s design after removing two mature but rotten oak trees, exposing the yard to full sun.

In this video, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada shares the recent updates to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map.

Technique matters for shrub pruning, but so do the tools. Here's a quick review of the best tools for shrub pruning to promote plant health.

Worm castings are a nutrient-dense, organic fertilizer that can enhance your garden or lawn. Find out how to make your own worm farm here.

In this article, we show you how to tackle a hexagon planter DIY project. Find the steps, materials, tips, and more inside.

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada and carpenter Nathan Gilbert help a troop of Girl Scouts restore their raised bed gardens with fresh wood, some replanting, and Tom Silva’s one-of-a-kind planter.

Learn how to design a full-sun garden that thrives in bright light and heat. From plant selection to soil preparation, we cover all the bases.

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada helps a homeowner design a garden that will work with their half-sun, half-shade yard perfectly, turning the homeowner’s backyard into a little oasis.

Identify the most helpful outdoor tools and learn how to maintain them year-round with help from This Old House's landscaping experts.

This Old House DIY expert and House One editor, Jenn Largesse, shows how to build a potting station made from naturally weather-resistant wood.

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada discusses how to care for houseplants with Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist Jennifer Rollo.

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada helps a homeowner create privacy with a stunning woodland garden created from native plants.

Want to enrich your gardening and promote a healthy environment? Building a compost bin is a simple DIY project that can be very rewarding.