Before you take advantage of your outdoor space with landscaping and gardening, be sure you understand the differences between the two.
Garden
What is the No-Till Garden Method?
Why no-till gardening? Learn about the advantages, including enhanced soil health, weed control, and water conservation.
How to Grow a Thriving Summer Garden
Want a beautiful summer garden? Here are tips for helping your garden thrive in the hot sun and higher temperatures.
In-Ground vs. Container vs. Raised Garden Beds
Ready for some gardening? First, you should figure out what kind of bed you need. Here’s what you need to know about the different options.
Choosing the Best Fertilizer for your Garden
Keeping a healthy garden growing beautiful and fruitful year after year requires the right fertilizers and pesticides. Here is a guide to help you find the right one for your garden.
Understanding Plant Hardiness Zones
Starting or maintaining a garden? Knowing what Hardiness Zone you live in plays a huge factor. Learn more about what plants thrive in your area.
13 Essential Gardening Tools for Beginners
Do you have the perfect garden space in your new home? Here are the tools you’ll need to get started growing flowers and produce.
Flowers, Vegetables, or Herbs: Which Garden Should You Plant?
Ready to grow a garden but can’t decide what to plant? Here are some pros and cons to planting flowers, vegetables, and herbs.
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Growing Your Own Food as a Rural Homeowner
Ready to be a rural homeowner? Growing your own food might be the way to go; check your knowledge here to make sure you’re ready.
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing a Kitchen Herb Garden
NewHomeSource has some tips for growing your own herbs in your kitchen, so you can enjoy some low maintenance, home grown produce.
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Good Pests and Bad Bugs: 9 Common Critters That You Should Know
Whether it is your annual crops or dream backyard in backyard in suburbia, here are 9 common critters that you should be aware of and how to manage them. Not all of them are bad for your vegetation, and in fact, some are beneficial for your crops.
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How to Grow Your Own Food: 8 Tips to Get Started on Backyard Gardening
Growing your own food, such as fruits, vegetables and herbs, is one of the most rewarding things you can do in your backyard. You – literally – get to eat the fruit of your labor!
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Mother’s Day Gift Guide
This Mother’s Day, get your mom a gift that she will love, and find out what it’s like being the favorite child with this Mother’s Day Gift Guide from NewHomeSource.
10 Ways to Have Fun in Your Home
If you and your family are cooped up at home, NewHomeSource has ten things you can do to enjoy your beautiful house and each other.
How to Design an Outdoor Kitchen
If you want a luxurious outdoor space, NewHomeSource has the ultimate guide to designing an outdoor kitchen.
Turn Up the Heat in Your Patio or Yard
Create a luxurious patio with these tips for including a fireplace or fire pit in your backyard from NewHomeSource.
Pros and Cons of Installing a Sprinkler System for Your New Home
NewHomeSource breaks down the pros and cons of installing a sprinkler system for your new home’s backyard and garden.
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5 Easy Steps to Ecofriendly Landscaping for Your New Home
Planting a garden in your new home’s yard can be beneficial for the environment and your health.
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How First Time Homeowners Can Live Large With a Small Backyard
If your first home has a small backyard, NewHomeSource has some landscaping tricks that will let you live large.
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Understand Your Decking Options
Like to entertain outdoors? Then a deck might be a good choice for you and your family. NewHomeSource breaks down your decking options.
Is a Landscape Design Plan For You?
If designing your home’s exterior spaces feels overwhelming, a landscape design plan may help you create a lovely space without the stress.
Xeriscaping: Funny Name, Serious Results
Xeriscaping isn’t all about cactus and brown rocks — native grasses, plants and wildflowers can create a gorgeous, low-water, low cost, and low mantinence landscape.
Top Landscape Mistakes Fixed!
When building your new home, don’t forget a landscaping plan. Determining how you’ll use the space before you begin landscaping will help you avoid costly mistakes.
Grow Your Own: Starting a Vegetable Garden
Growing your own vegetables offers many benefits, such as more flavorful produce and smaller grocery bills. NewHomeSource shows you how to grow your own and have your own vegetable garden.
Liven Up Your Lawn: Maintain a Healthy Yard in Extreme Weather Conditions
Seasonal changes can be harsh on your grass. NewHomeSource offers several methods to keep your yard looking bright and green, even when the season brings fallen leaves and brown patches.
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Give Your New Lawn an Edge By Composting
If you want the kind of lawn that wins best yard awards, you should consider nourishing it with homemade compost.
Design Ideas to Make Your Outdoor Living Space Truly Yours
Create an outdoor living space that has character and that the whole family can enjoy, like a whimsical backyard space with permeable pavers, cornhole patch, outdoor grill and gazebo.
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Five Steps to a Dream Outdoor Living Room
Here are five steps to designing the perfect outdoor living room for your new home, so you can enjoy your yard year round.
Happening Hardscapes: Walkways, Walls, Steps and Borders for Your Yard
Rocks, stones, bricks, oh my! A nicely designed landscape adds form and function to any outdoor landscape.
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Ideas to Create a Unique Garden
Create a unique garden in your new home with these landscaping tips and tricks from NewHomeSource.