Summer Heat Gardening Tips

Expert advice for growing and protecting plants in hot weather.

Plants That Stand Up to Summer Heat

With summer in full swing, learn about flowers and plants that can stand the heat and make for great arrangements from Atlanta-based florist Darryl Wiseman.

June To-Do List

See what HGTV editors and contributors have planned for their spring and summer gardens.

Summer Garden Know-How

10 Steps to Your Best Tomatoes Ever 10 Photos

Beckon Pollinators to Your Backyard With a Bee-neficial Container Garden 33 Photos

15 Top Veggies to Grow in the Heat 15 Photos

June To-Do List 36 Photos

Gardening To-Do List: July 38 Photos

Plants for a Summer Cutting Garden 14 Photos

Top 10 No-Fail Veggies 11 Photos

Selecting Tomato Plants for Your Garden 12 Photos

Great Summer-Flowering Shrubs 35 Photos

Plants That Stand Up to Summer Heat 13 Photos

Summer Prep Chores for the Garden 18 Photos

Summer Heat Gardening Tips 13 Photos

Flowers and Foliage for Summer Color 13 Photos

Favorite Summer-Blooming Perennials 14 Photos

15 Summer Container Garden Recipes 15 Photos

15 Summer Annual Tips 15 Photos

15 Favorite Summer-Blooming Annuals 15 Photos

13 Heat-Proof Annuals 13 Photos

Late-Summer Color for the Garden 9 Photos

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Gardening Topics

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Summer Gardening Advice and Tips

Give Your Houseplants a Vacation

What You Should Be Pruning in Early Summer

Growing Cucumbers

How Far Apart Should Tomatoes Be Planted?

10 Garden-Inspired DIYs to Conquer This Summer

Summer Garden 101 05:10

Summer Plant Tips 05:30

Summer Yard Tips 02:47

Giant Watermelons 04:07

Force Summer Bulbs 04:56

Plant Sale Tips 04:50

Hot Climate 04:23

Garden Harvest 04:52

Watering Techniques 06:09

Best Gardening Tips and Tricks 04:28

Eclectic Georgia Garden 04:59

Combining Plants: Summer 03:31

Summer in the Southwest

Summer Camps for Nature Lovers

Grow Your Own Popcorn

Growing Tomatoes in Containers

Tomato Cheat Sheet: Grow Tomatoes Now!

Summer Garden Trends

All in the Family: Three Sisters Gardening

Plant and Grow Okra

Delphinium: Our Favorite Flowers

Tips for Planting in a Heat Wave

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Bring Birds To Your Garden

How to Make Hummingbird Nectar

The Best Plants for Prairie Gardens 16 Photos

How to Make Suet to Attract Birds to Your Yard

How to Welcome Bluebirds to Your Yard

DIY Upcycled Bird Feeder 8 Photos

Birdwatching 101

Bird-Watching Is for the Dads

Make a Super Easy Planter Birdbath 10 Photos

Make a Birdbath From an Old Tree Stump 13 Photos

Make a Recycled Birdbath 15 Photos

18 Birdbath Ideas 18 Photos

Hummingbird 101

22 Plants to Attract Hummingbirds 22 Photos

Make a Modern Hummingbird Feeder 14 Photos

All About Hummingbirds 13 Photos

Valentine's Day Birdseed Treat

Invite Garden Guests With Birdhouses

Garden Gifts for Birdwatchers 18 Photos

Backyard Bird Varieties 15 Photos

13 Ways to Attract Birds to Your Backyard 13 Photos

For the Birds: How to Attract Wildlife in Winter

How to Attract Hummingbirds

The Winter Benefits of Enriched Bird Food

Feeding Birds in Winter: To Stop or Not to Stop?

Firebush, Scarlet Bush

How to Make a Colorful Birdbath

Design a Yard That Will Invite Birds

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