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5 Different Types of Gardening To Try at Home

Written by John Wren|

A porch garden with a trowel, shears, soil bag, and watering can
A porch garden with a trowel, shears, soil bag, and watering can

One type. Fiskars trowel and bypass. FoxFarm for a first bed. Bloem can. Not five Pinterest beds.

Key takeaways

  • One type of plot.
  • Trowel and bypass.
  • Name the soil.
  • A can you can lift.

A garden you will still tend is one type of plot, a trowel you can still find, and soil you named — not five Pinterest beds and a dead tomato. The short answer: pick containers, a raised bed, or a patch, then buy a trowel, bypass shears, a bag of soil, and a can you will actually lift.

Short version. Raised beds if the Saturday is already a frame. Insects if the leaves are already the mystery. Pair with a mood hour. Check live prices.

This page is the types. A tractor is a later farm. This is Fiskars, FoxFarm, Bloem.

A trowel, bypass shears, a bag of soil, a can. One plot is the garden.
A trowel, bypass shears, a bag of soil, a can. One plot is the garden.

One type. Containers or a raised bed or a patch — not five.

Containers: a porch you can still water. Raised: a frame you will still fill. In-ground: a patch you will still weed. Herbs: a window you will still cut. Vertical: a wall that still gets sun. Do: one. Don’t: a greenhouse kit as week one. Spring if the other Saturday is already a start. Winter prep if the frost is already the clock.

A trowel you can still find in the same bin

The Fiskars Ergo Garden Trowel is the live trowel we named. Check live prices.

Fiskars Ergo Garden Trowel

Fiskars Ergo Garden Trowel

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Do: the same hook. Don’t: a 12-in-1 mall tool as the plan. Watering is the sibling habit.

Bypass shears, not a kitchen knife

The Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears are the live cut we named. Check live prices.

Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears

Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears

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Do: wipe the sap. Don’t: anvil shears on a living green stem if bypass is what you have. A tree you should refuse is a later, larger cut.

Name the soil. A “dirt from the yard” is a hope.

The FoxFarm Ocean Forest 1.5-cubic-foot bag is the live mix we named for containers and a first raised bed. Check live prices.

FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil, 1.5 cu ft

FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil, 1.5 cu ft

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Do: fill what you will still water. Don’t: a truck of topsoil you have not seen. The raised-bed page is the frame lecture.

A can you will actually lift

The Bloem Easy Pour 2.6-gallon is the live can we named. Check live prices.

Bloem Easy Pour Watering Can, 2.6 Gallon

Bloem Easy Pour Watering Can, 2.6 Gallon

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Do: morning water. Don’t: a hose you leave running. Watering tips.

WantHonest tool
A cutFiskars bypass
A containerFoxFarm you named
A drinkA can you can still lift

One plot. Check live prices.

One type, a trowel, named soil, a can

That is home gardening. Check live prices. Come home with wet knees and one living plant.

Guests will try to write five beds in a Thursday

Say the rule: one type — containers, a raised bed, or a patch. If the answer is a greenhouse kit, sit. Home garden types. Raised beds.

The Fiskars trowel we named still wants the same hook. Check live prices. Watering. A mood hour.

Spring garden if the other Saturday is already a start. Insects if the leaves are already the mystery.

Bypass on green wood. Wipe the sap.

The Fiskars bypass we named still wants a wipe. Check live prices. A kitchen knife is a story. Home garden types.

The FoxFarm bag we named still wants a container you will water. Check live prices. Yard dirt is a hope. Raised beds.

The Bloem 2.6-gallon we named still wants a morning. Check live prices. Watering.

A frost is a clock you already wrote

Spring garden has a sibling in winter prep. Cover what you will still eat. Home garden types.

Do: the same bin — trowel, bypass, can. Don’t: a 12-in-1 mall tool. Check live prices. A mood hour.

Kids outside if the other Saturday is already a child and a seed. This page is still one plot.

Coil the hose so the next morning can start

Empty the can. Dry the trowel. Then the hook. Check live prices. Watering.

Mice eat seed in a shed you forgot. Storage thinking scales to a soil bag.

Last line: five Pinterest beds are not a garden. One living plant is. Leave some gas. Home garden types.

A porch pot is the class. Then the first bed.

Do: one herb you will still cut. Don’t: a tractor as week one. Raised beds. Insects.

Check live prices on the Fiskars pair, FoxFarm, Bloem. A mood hour.

Fall camping if the other Saturday is already a camp. This page is still the plot.

A weekday pot is the plot you still have

One type. Home garden types. Raised beds. A mood hour.

The Fiskars trowel and bypass we named still want the same hook. Check live prices. Watering.

The FoxFarm bag we named still wants a container you will water. Check live prices. Insects.

Morning water. A hose you leave running is a letter.

The Bloem can we named still wants a lift you can do. Check live prices. Watering. Home garden types.

Spring garden if the other Saturday is already a start. Kids outside.

A greenhouse kit is week later. Leave some gas.

A frost is a clock

Cover what you will still eat. Home garden types. Raised beds.

Do: the same bin. Don’t: a 12-in-1 mall tool. Check live prices. A mood hour.

Fall camping if the other Saturday is already a camp.

One type, a trowel, named soil, a can

That is home gardening. Check live prices. Home garden types. Raised beds. Insects.

Last line: five Pinterest beds are not a garden. Leave some gas.

A mood hour. Come home with one living plant.

Write the home garden card before you leave the house

Say the kit out loud: one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can. If a guest tries to add a seventh job, sit. That is a successful Saturday. Home garden types Raised beds Insects.

Do: the same pocket every time. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at dark. Check live prices. Watering Spring garden.

A cancel you already wrote is a cancel you will still take. A mood hour Leave some gas. Lightning, a flood stage, a fire letter — pavement.

The five-minute leave after the home garden

Coil so the next day can start. Empty the granola. Mice eat webbing and foam. Dry the bag. Then the bin. Check live prices on the kit you named: one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can.

Do: look at the strap, the lockout, the buckle, the charge. Don’t: a damp trunk and a March surprise. Home garden types Insects.

Tell someone the place and the hour. A quiet hour is a search. Raised beds Leave some gas. Come home and say you are moving again.

Guests will try to rewrite the home garden as a dare

A shared job can be a short loop and a known kit. A dare into a hole you cannot see the exit of is not a date. Kids out of the bite. The photo waits until the buckle check. A mood hour Watering.

Check live prices. one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can is still the honest pile. Spring garden Home garden types. One classroom. New water or new wind or a new tool — not all three.

Raised beds if the other Saturday is already the sibling page. This page is still the home garden. That is enough.

Last line on the home garden

one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can. Check live prices. Insects Leave some gas A mood hour.

Last line: a catalog dare is not the day. A card you wrote is. Wear the lamp on the walk. Come home wanting Thursday.

Home garden types Raised beds Spring garden. The next door can wait until this kit is still in the same bin.

A windowsill herb is still a type

Basil you will still cut beats a raised bed you will not weed. Home garden types. A mood hour. Kids outside.

Do: one pot, the Fiskars trowel, the Bloem can. Don’t: a seed catalog as week one. Check live prices. Watering. Raised beds.

Insects if the leaves already look chewed. That is a later Saturday. This page is still one plot.

Repeat the home garden card out loud

one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can. If a guest adds a seventh job, sit. Home garden types Raised beds Insects.

Do: the same pocket. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at dark. Check live prices. Watering Spring garden.

A mood hour Leave some gas. A cancel you already wrote is still a cancel.

The same bin after the home garden

Dry the kit. Empty the granola. Mice eat webbing. Check live prices: one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can.

Do: look at the strap and the buckle. Don’t: a damp trunk. Home garden types Insects.

Tell someone the place and the hour. Raised beds Leave some gas.

A dare is not a home garden

A short loop and a known kit is a date. A hole you cannot see the exit of is not. A mood hour Watering.

Check live prices. one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can is still the pile. Spring garden Home garden types. One classroom.

Raised beds if the other Saturday is already the sibling. This page is still the home garden.

Write the home garden clock

Dark, wind, a ban, a freeze — pavement. Leave some gas A mood hour. one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can.

Do: the card at the house. Don’t: a pin from 2014. Check live prices. Insects Watering.

Home garden types Spring garden. Come home wanting Thursday.

Last line on the home garden

one plot, Fiskars trowel, Fiskars bypass, FoxFarm, Bloem can. Check live prices. Insects Leave some gas A mood hour.

A catalog dare is not the day. A card you wrote is. Home garden types Raised beds.

Spring garden. The next door can wait until this kit is still in the same bin.

Say the home garden once more before you leave

one plot, Fiskars, FoxFarm, Bloem. That is the pile. Home garden types Raised beds Insects.

Check live prices. Watering Spring garden. The same pocket every time.

A mood hour Leave some gas. Sit if the seventh job shows up.

Dry the home garden kit before the bin

Mice eat webbing and foam. Empty the granola. one plot, Fiskars, FoxFarm, Bloem. Check live prices.

Home garden types Insects. A damp trunk is a March surprise.

Raised beds Leave some gas. Tell someone you are moving again.

That is enough home garden

one plot, Fiskars, FoxFarm, Bloem. Spring garden Home garden types. One classroom.

Raised beds Watering. The sibling page can wait.

A mood hour Leave some gas. Come home wanting Thursday. That is enough.

Also in the magazine

Keep going with raised beds, insects, watering, and spring. Check live prices.

Frequently asked questions

What types of gardening can I try at home?

Containers, a raised bed, an in-ground patch, herbs, or a vertical wall — pick one, not five.

What tools do I need first?

A Fiskars Ergo trowel, Fiskars bypass shears, a named bag of soil, and a can you can lift.

What soil?

FoxFarm Ocean Forest for containers and a first raised bed. Yard dirt is a hope.

What watering can?

Bloem Easy Pour 2.6-gallon if you will still lift it.

Should I start with a greenhouse?

No. One plot you will still tend beats a kit you will not heat.

Where do insects belong?

On the insect page. This page is the type of plot and the kit.