🌿 Learn to Garden

Your step-by-step guide to designing, building, and enjoying your dream garden — with Jim Putnam

This comprehensive course covers the essentials of ornamental landscaping and vegetable gardening. Whether you’re refreshing a few beds or tackling a big backyard transformation, each video is clear, practical, and easy to follow. Plus, you’ll find links to helpful videos from the HortTube with Jim Putnam YouTube channel for even more gardening know-how.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Part 1: Garden Design & Planning

Learn the fundamentals of garden design and how smart planning can make your garden more beautiful and easier to maintain for years to come.

Part 2: Soil Preparation

Discover how to build healthy, fertile soil — the foundation of every successful garden. You’ll learn straightforward steps to prepare your soil and help your plants thrive.

Part 3: Bed Layout for Impact & Easy Care

Explore how to lay out your garden beds for maximum visual impact and minimal maintenance. Design practical, eye-catching beds that work for you.

Part 4: Choosing the Right Plants

This is the fun part! Come along as we visit garden centers and nurseries, and learn what to look for when picking healthy, beautiful plants for your space.

Part 5: Planting for Long-Term Success

Master the best planting techniques for annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees to give each one the best start possible — setting your garden up to flourish for seasons to come.

Ready to grow?
Start your Learn to Garden journey today and create a yard you’ll love spending time in.