Urban Gardens covers small-space gardening, outdoor design, and green living for city dwellers. Founder Robin Plaskoff Horton is a former creative director. She writes about products and trends from a designer's perspective.
You'll find ideas for container, rooftop, and vertical gardens, plus balconies and indoor plants. The blog also covers public gardens, flower festivals, and garden travel.
Urban Gardens has earned a Webby Award nomination and two Garden Writers Association awards.
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A Way to Garden is Margaret Roach's organic gardening website and public-radio podcast. She launched the site in 2008. Since 2020, she has also written the garden column for The New York Times.
She draws on her own 2.3-acre garden in New York's Hudson Valley. Topics include:
- Native plants and garden wildlife
- Seed starting, with a when-to-sow calculator
- Pruning, composting, and pest control without chemicals
- Recipes for the home harvest
Weekly interviews bring in horticulturists, ecologists, and other plant experts.
Trim That Weed reviews weed eaters, string trimmers, and other yard tools for homeowners. You'll find model-by-model comparisons of Stihl, Husqvarna, and Echo tools.
The site also covers trimmer fixes, including how to pick the right line size. Buying guides go beyond the lawn to garage and kitchen products.
Two longtime gardeners run the site. Steve has worked in landscaping for more than 20 years. Stacey has tinkered with lawn equipment for over three decades.
Aussie Green Thumb has published gardening advice for Australian gardens since 2007. A panel of local gardening experts writes the guides.
Plant profiles cover natives, edibles, succulents, lawns, and indoor plants. A bush tucker section explains how to grow and use native foods like finger limes.
The team also reviews mowers, hoses, saws, and other garden tools. Many guides come with videos on the Aussie Green Thumb YouTube channel.
Leek Garden is a beginner-friendly gardening blog with practical how-to guides. Posts cover vegetable growing, houseplant care, and common pests like mealybugs.
Lawn owners will also find tips for riding mowers and basic maintenance advice.
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The Carport Co. Buyer's Guide explains what to know before buying a metal carport or steel building. An authorized metal building dealer based in Muncie, Indiana, runs the blog.
Articles compare 12-gauge and 14-gauge steel, vertical and horizontal siding, and standard garage sizes. Other guides cover permits, property taxes, insulation, and snow and wind loads.
You can also read profiles of manufacturers like Eagle Carports and Carolina Carports. Interactive tools include a concrete slab calculator and a peak height calculator.
Style of Liiving is a home decor and lifestyle blog by content creator Stephanie. She shares design boards and shopping guides, including affordable dupes of high-end designer pieces.
Posts also cover seasonal fashion, beauty finds, and pet essentials. Product picks link to her Amazon storefront and LTK shop.