The first step to any gardening journey is, of course, to actually start the garden.

The best plan is an early one, especially when it comes tostarting seedsindoors.

We spoke with a few gardening experts to get the verybest tips for you.

Garden gloves

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Even pros might learn something new.

Heres what they had to say.

Keep reading on to learn tips for having a bountiful garden this season.

Starting seeds indoors

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With over 1 million followers on TikTok, Joe Clark knows a thing or two about gardening trends.

We talked to him to find out five garden and yard trends to look forward to in 2023.

Here are nine tips and techniques to help you start a garden.

Starting a vegetable garden

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However, some perennials simply dont fare well if they are pruned too late in the season.

They need the winter protection provided by their fallen leaves to help them survive.

These 43 plants are best pruned in spring.

Garden bed full of tulips

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Planting flowers in pots

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Garden beds

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Spring gardening

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Black-eyed susans

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