Plants & Yard Ideas

Calling all horticulturists!

Wait until you see the electric pergola.

Bloomscape's resident Plant Mom shares her top 2021 plant predictions.

This patio is a smart transformation for an unused space.

From front porches to back patios, these are the very best outdoor redos editors saw this year.

The most important part of plant care is actually quite easy to master, and it comes into play before you even purchase your plants at all.

And it's perfect for the holidays, too.

Front porches are all about creating welcoming entry to your home. But sometimes it takes a little work to create the inviting space of your dreams.

These DIYs are easy and chic.

It's a fair question. This botanist thinks the answer comes down to linguistics.

The United With Flowers collection benefits Campaign Zero.

It's way more welcoming now.

Which plant is most popular in your state?

It's not 24 hours with a watering can in hand, promise.

If you’re starved for space, you might want to consider a tree that’s more low-key but equally festive.

Straight from someone who works at a botanical garden.

An indoor garden? Yes, please.

This chic redo only required a drill and an Allen wrench to get the job done.

There's more to the meaning than meets the eye.

These exterior redos pack a big punch.

Do you really have to pay more to get a healthy houseplant?

Flash Forest, a tree-planting tech startup based in Canada, has its sights set on planting 1 billion trees by 2028.

Find the flora that’ll accentuate your favorite features about your space.

Out of pure curiosity (and perhaps another excuse to keep talking about plants), we asked a range of celebrities—from Marie Kondo to Billy Porter to Bill Nye the Science Guy—about the houseplant they appreciate most.

Gardening, as always, gives me so much. And my newest gardening venture taught me a couple new things, too, about life in general.

You don't need a lot of real estate to have an enviable plant collection. These picks will thrive on a windowsill.

We could all use a little more zen.

Pumpkin succulents! Feline bouquets! Blood-orange roses!

Now it's a space that gets year-round use.

They don't just look pretty—they smell pretty, too.

For less than $100!

When in doubt, add more plants.

Inspiring redos that make the most of all available square footage.

Yes, tulips and daffodils are on the list—plus 6 others you might not have thought of.

This transformation is shocking, in the best way.

It’s hot enough in Atlanta right now that every day, before I leave the house, I think long and hard about whether or not I could just go about my day totally in the nude. I never get any further than the comfort of my window-less bathroom, but if I had an outdoor shower like the 21 in this post, I’d make sure that every day started with a breezy open-air rinse. Above, the outdoor shower in HGTV’s 2015 dream home.

One highlight? The new wicker swing chair.

The Nice Plant wants to infuse mindfulness into plant parents' lives.

You don't necessarily have to say goodbye to your beloved houseplant.

It only took this DIYer an hour and a half to put together.

Like social media for plants, only a lot less drama.

You can have your dream plant, minus the responsibility.

These five picks will have plenty of payoff in the early months of 2021.

If your plant pot doesn’t have a drainage hole, you could add one. Or just try this $2 hardware store hack.

What will your succulent be dressing up as this year?

In a year of changed and pivoted nuptials, one wedding detail that remains consistent for COVID-era engaged couples is that you can still incorporate flowers into your (small) big days.

It’s something called "bottom watering".

"It was bursting with untapped potential," the homeowner says.

From pretty peonies to edible greens, there's plenty of planting to do this month.

Give your porch a colorful boost.

Outdoor fall decor doesn't just have to be about Halloween.

Wait until you see the after at night.

These transformations start at under a $100.

Once we had our top three options, we brought them into the Apartment Therapy office, along with one real-life snake plant to shoot photos and compare.

It's not hard to create your own mini terrarium forest—you just need to make sure you're using the right plants. Here are six the pros recommend.

Small changes make a big impact in this little balcony.

After their 2020 vacation plans were canceled, this family decided to create a resort right at home.

There's a lot of potential in this pile of dirt.

The plant subreddit just turned 10 years old, so what better way to celebrate?

This space turned into a mini tropical oasis.

It's been closed to non-royals for over 40 years.

There's still plenty of time to enjoy your outdoor space!

This stealth purchase will have you green with envy.

These bold beauties will refresh container gardens through the end of summer.

Here's why we love to keep them there.

The Big Little Lies star used stock tanks for a construction-free garden.

Here's proof that high-impact redos don't have to be complicated.

They could lower your blood pressure, too.

Get on the same page with your houseplants.

For less than $3 a pop, no less!

These succulents are small but mighty.

These plants are sleek and stylish.