Write for Us Gardening: Home and Garden Guest Posts

Guest Post Guidelines

Whether you're pitching a write for us gardening article or a home and garden project guide, please follow these guidelines.

Quality and Originality

• Articles must be 100% original, written by a real person, and not published anywhere else.
• Share first-hand experience, specific details, and practical steps, not generic advice.
• Proofread carefully for spelling and grammar.

Length and Format

• 1,000–1,500 words preferred.
• Use clear H2 and H3 headings, short paragraphs, and lists where they help.
• Include a title, an intro, the main body, and a short conclusion.

Accuracy

• Back up plant data such as hardiness zones, mature size, and bloom time with reliable sources, and link to them.
• Tell readers which zones your advice applies to.

Images

• Send original or properly licensed images, and include credit where needed.
• Add descriptive alt text for each image.

Links

• Include 1–2 relevant links: one to your site or profile in your bio, and one to a helpful, authoritative resource.
• Links should be natural and useful. We don't accept spammy or commercial anchor text.
• We may add internal links to relevant Zoned Garden pages.

Author Bio

• Up to 50 words, with a link to your website or social profile.

Editing

• All submissions are reviewed and may be edited for clarity, style, and SEO. We reserve the right to accept or decline any submission.