Gardening smart, not hard.
How? The idea is to focus on the gardening tasks that matter to you, then spending your time and money there.
You can do a lot, or a little. But whatever you do, make it count. Here's a guide to help you do just that.
This site is organized by Monthly Tips, each with categories on annuals, perennials, bulbs, lawn care, trees and shrubs, pests and diseases, pruning, watering, and much more.
All the tips have been compiled by a certified master gardener, who turned a notebook of reminders, to-do lists and lessons-learned into this free informational site.
The basic timing for all the tips in the site is for growing zones in the central U.S., but all the information can be used in your zone. Simply adjust for your conditions.
You'll find those easily from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture at the Reference page or in the Smart Gardening Resources table of links below. There's also a wealth of planting information at these links, plus a quick way to check your local weather forecast.
 Plus, there are individual sections on topics: Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Lawn Care, Starting Seeds, constructing an Indoor Greenhouse, Forcing Bulbs Indoors, Garden Planning, plus References for all kinds of planting information.
Here are links to the various tips pages on this site.
DIY Monthly Gardening Tips
Use this quick monthly gardening reference on annuals, perennials, lawn care and more, based on a master gardener's tips. Garden smart, not hard!
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Find Your U.S. Growing Zone
Find your state's growing zones and planting conditions. Don't guess - look up these interactive free resources.
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Gardening With Annual Flowers
Choosing and caring for the best annual flowers for your home garden is easy with these tips.
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Gardening With Perennials
Perennials are a gardener's best friend! Follow these timely tips and reap the rewards.
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Gardening With Flower Bulbs
Bulbs are flowering perennials that contain a food storage unit under ground. They'll produce beautiful blooms year to year with a little help from you.
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Year-Round Lawn Care
A beautiful lawn can be mostly care-free, if you pay attention at the right times of the year. Follow these tips to feed, weed and mow. Garden smart, not hard.
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Easy Steps To Starting Seeds Indoors
Follow these step-by-step directions for starting seeds indoors and have the most success ever. You'll be giving them away. Another way to garden smart, not hard!
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Create An Indoor Greenhouse
Create an inexpensive indoor greenhouse using common materials. Seeds grow like crazy in this simple set up that lasts for years.
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Forcing Bulbs to Bloom Indoors
Forcing bulbs to bloom indoors is easy and a great project to chase away the winter blues. Here's how to force hyacinth, daffodil, narcissus and more.
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Gardening Videos Share How-To
Planting a tree? Watch a free youtube.com video from gardening folks sharing their know-how. Seeing is believing. Garden smart, not hard!
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Planning A Beautiful Garden
Planning a garden sketch, a budget, a wish-for list, a do-able list, and journal it all for publishing as a short novel one day. Even if you do none of what you plan, you can dream, can't you?
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Favorite Flower Photos
Here are some of my favorite flower photos.
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Gardening Help and References
References on growing zones, plant IDs, your local conditions, weather reports and gardening glossary.
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Site Search For Free Home Gardening Tips
Search for gardening terms, methods, reminders, monthly tips on www.free-home-gardening-tips.com
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Contact www.free-home-gardening-tips.com
Send us your comments and questions about www.free-home-gardening-tips.com.
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Gardening Tips Updates
Updates to new pages, photos, videos, tips and reminders on www.free-home-gardening-tips.com.
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Links to Other Gardening Sites
Links to other great gardening Web sites.
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