Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and BHG.com Offer Tips for Growing Vegetables, Landscaping and Container Gardening

NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- With the start of spring, Better Homes and Gardens magazine and BHG.com are offering tips to gardeners anxious to get started now that the good weather is here. The gardening section of BHG.com has extensive information, photos and videos for landscaping, garden plans, garden care, growing vegetables, and a very inclusive plant encyclopedia.

And to really celebrate spring, BHG.com is conducting Dream Gardens across America sweepstakes. The prize is a 2010 Honda Insight LX Hybrid valued at approximately $20,510 or the wholesale price cash equivalent $19,397. The sweepstakes are open now and continue through June 30. There is no cost or purchase required to enter and entries are accepted daily. The winner will be chosen on or about July 15.

"Our gardening team at Better Homes and Gardens loves spring – it's truly their favorite time of year," said Doug Crichton, BHG Network Editorial Director. "Each year at this time, we update BHG.com with tips we receive from gardeners throughout the year and include the latest gardening trends. We're really excited this year to be giving away a Honda hybrid and encourage gardeners to stop by the website each day to enter."

For gardeners wanting to create a new garden, there are free garden plans for all kinds of special gardens at BHG.com. It suggests layouts and plants for drought-resistant front and back yards, small gardens, easy-to-maintain gardens, vegetable gardens and more. The BHG.com plant encyclopedia is also very helpful for planning a new garden and for experienced gardeners who want all the details about what they are thinking about planting. It contains names and photos for easy identification of flowers, vegetables and herbs and recommends the best time for planting in each climate region.

Although it's a little early to think about growing vegetables, some vegetables can be started now and certainly it's not too early to plan that vegetable garden. BHG.com has all kinds of information on everything from the basics, such as tips for growing tomatoes and making the most of your salad garden, to specialties, such as creating an edible landscape. After the planting, there are also tips for harvesting and storing the veggies.

For gardeners who live with tiny gardens or want to make use of their patios and balconies, BHG.com features ideas for container gardening. Gardeners will find photos for small hanging containers, container gardening plans, window box containers and, of course, edible kitchen garden containers.

Coming up on May 7 is this year's National Public Gardens Day and, to commemorate the event, BHG.com has created a portfolio of arboretums around the country. The public gardens locator will help gardeners find ones near them. National Public Gardens Day is the perfect time for gardeners to step out and get inspiration from their local public gardens and show the importance of gardening in their community.

Gardeners are invited to ask questions, swap advice, and share information with members of the Better Homes and Gardens community on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/mybhg.

Tweeters can get daily gardening tips and news by following Better Homes and Gardens at: http://twitter.com/bhg.

About BHG.com

Developed by the experts at Better Homes and Gardens, BHG.com is the premiere home and family site on the Web, and the interactive companion to Better Homes and Gardens magazine. BHG.com is for people interested in turning home, cooking, and gardening inspiration into action.

BHG.com is focused on decorating, building and remodeling, crafts, entertaining, cooking and gardening. It also has extensive information for women and families. In addition to providing useful tools and advice, BHG.com's trusted experts keep visitors up to the minute with information on the latest developments and trends around home and garden. BHG.com was designed with real people in mind. It has easy-to-use interactive tools, clear visuals, step-by-step instructions, and money-saving suggestions. It makes life easier and more enjoyable.

SOURCE Better Homes and Gardens magazine