Expert guides to help you identify plants, avoid toxic species, and care for your green friends.
Identify the 6 weeds that appear first in spring — dandelions, hairy bittercress, wild violet, henbit, chickweed, and clover. Which are edible?
Read more →Identify 8 iconic spring flowers — crocus, daffodil, tulip, hyacinth, forsythia, cherry blossom, magnolia, and lilac. When they bloom and how to tell them apart.
Read more →Learn to identify seedlings vs weeds in your seed trays. Cotyledons vs true leaves, common seedlings, and when to transplant.
Read more →Learn which common household and garden plants are toxic to dogs, how to identify them, and what to do if your dog eats one.
Read more →Master the art of spotting poison ivy and distinguishing it from harmless lookalikes. Leaves of three, let it be!
Read more →A complete guide to beautiful houseplants that won't harm your feline friends. Build a cat-safe indoor jungle.
Read more →A beginner's guide to mushroom identification with essential safety warnings. Never eat a mushroom you can't positively identify.
Read more →Learn to tell your Echeveria from your Sempervivum. A visual guide to identifying the most popular succulent varieties.
Read more →Identify the most common weeds in your yard and garden. Know which to pull and which might actually be useful.
Read more →Learn to identify trees by their leaves alone. Covers leaf shapes, margins, arrangements, and the most common species.
Read more →Identify common flowers by color, shape, and petal count. A visual guide to the most popular garden and wildflowers.
Read more →Everything you need to know to keep your first houseplants alive. Watering, light, soil, and the easiest plants to start with.
Read more →Identify plants dangerous to kids in your home and yard. Essential safety knowledge for every parent and caregiver.
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