Better Homes & Gardens
Better Homes & Gardens, commonly abbreviated as BHG, is a long-running American home and lifestyle media brand covering decorating, gardening, recipes, home improvement, entertaining, organizing, shopping, and related lifestyle topics. The publication launched in 1922 and has developed from a traditional print magazine into a large multi-platform brand that now reaches readers through BHG.com, print editions, social media, video, newsletters, product collaborations, and licensing relationships. Current BHG information describes the brand as a trusted resource for people who want practical and inspirational ideas for improving everyday life at home.
The brand’s corporate ownership has changed substantially. Better Homes & Gardens was historically part of Meredith Corporation. IAC’s Dotdash completed its acquisition of Meredith’s National Media business in December 2021, creating Dotdash Meredith. In July 2025, Dotdash Meredith officially changed its name to People Inc. Better Homes & Gardens is now one of more than 40 media brands operated by People Inc., alongside PEOPLE, Food & Wine, Allrecipes, REAL SIMPLE, Travel + Leisure, Southern Living, and others. People Inc. remains an operating business of IAC.
This means Better Homes & Gardens should no longer be presented as an independent New York corporation with its own standalone headquarters structure. Its current corporate parent, People Inc., is headquartered in New York City at 225 Liberty Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10281, while the organization also continues to maintain a major Des Moines office at 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, reflecting the brand’s long Meredith-era editorial history. The BHG name is also licensed into other businesses, including consumer products and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, but those operations are not the same legal entity as the magazine and digital publisher.
212-204-4000
This is the current main telephone number published for People Inc.’s New York office, which is the corporate parent office for Better Homes & Gardens.
For magazine subscription assistance, the long-standing Better Homes & Gardens subscriber-service number is:
800-374-4244
Current People Inc. support also allows subscribers to manage Better Homes & Gardens magazine subscriptions, billing, address changes, and account issues through its online support system.
People Inc.
225 Liberty Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10281
United States
Better Homes & Gardens / People Inc.
225 Liberty Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10281
United States
People Inc. identifies this as its current New York office.
Better Homes & Gardens does not currently publish one universal general-purpose consumer email for every type of inquiry.
For magazine account assistance, subscribers should use the current People Inc. Customer Support system. Editorial correspondence and product, licensing, advertising, and real-estate matters have separate channels.
Media, Publishing, Digital Content, Home and Lifestyle, Consumer Products Licensing and Magazine Publishing
1922
Better Homes & Gardens began as a home-and-garden publication and is now more than a century old.
People Inc., an operating business of IAC
People Inc. was formerly known as Dotdash Meredith.
Better Homes & Gardens does not publish a current standalone employee total separate from People Inc.
Its editorial, commerce, design, audience-development, licensing, production, and business teams operate within the larger People Inc. organization.
People Inc. does not prominently publish general public walk-in hours for its New York corporate office.
Business or editorial visitors should arrange an appointment before visiting.
https://www.people.inc/careers
Better Homes & Gardens does not have separate Investor Relations.Parent company IAC is publicly traded, while People Inc. operates as one of IAC’s businesses.
BHG.com is the brand’s primary digital platform and publishes articles, guides, inspiration, buying recommendations, recipes, decorating ideas, gardening advice, and seasonal content. The site extends the magazine’s traditional service-journalism approach into continuously updated digital content.
The print magazine remains a central component of the brand. It covers homes, decorating, gardens, food, entertaining, DIY projects, seasonal ideas, organizing, and lifestyle inspiration, while current People Inc. support provides online account management for subscribers.
Better Homes & Gardens publishes decorating guidance for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, outdoor areas, and other spaces. Content includes style inspiration, color combinations, furniture placement, lighting, accessories, and practical design ideas intended for everyday homeowners.
Gardening remains one of BHG’s foundational editorial areas. The brand publishes advice on flowers, vegetables, landscaping, houseplants, garden design, plant care, seasonal maintenance, and outdoor living.
Better Homes & Gardens publishes recipes, cooking techniques, menu inspiration, baking guides, holiday food ideas, and meal-planning content. Its long-running Test Kitchen tradition has helped establish the brand as a recognizable source of tested recipes and practical cooking information.
The brand publishes renovation and DIY guidance covering kitchens, bathrooms, storage, flooring, paint, repairs, remodeling, outdoor projects, and other household improvements.
BHG provides practical home-cleaning and organization advice, including decluttering strategies, storage ideas, seasonal cleaning routines, pantry organization, closet systems, and household maintenance.
Better Homes & Gardens produces shopping guides and product recommendations covering furniture, décor, appliances, garden equipment, kitchen products, bedding, storage, and other home categories. Current editorial standards emphasize independent research, testing, and transparent disclosure practices.
The Better Homes & Gardens name is used for an extensive line of home and outdoor products sold through Walmart. Current 2026 BHG content continues to feature branded furniture, bedding, dinnerware, outdoor furniture, décor, towels, candles, and other products from this collaboration.
The Walmart collaboration includes patio furniture, dining sets, Adirondack chairs, outdoor rugs, planters, décor, cushions, and related backyard products. Collections are refreshed seasonally and differ by availability.
Better Homes & Gardens-branded bedding includes sheets, quilts, blankets, comfort products, pillows, and related bedroom merchandise. Bath products can include towels and coordinating household accessories.
The licensed product range includes dinnerware, serving pieces, flatware, kitchen textiles, and seasonal entertaining products. Current 2026 assortments include multiple outdoor-friendly and garden-inspired dinnerware collections.
BHG offers digital newsletters that deliver decorating, gardening, recipes, shopping recommendations, and seasonal content directly to subscribers.
Better Homes & Gardens maintains a substantial presence across major social platforms, extending its editorial content into short-form video, images, tutorials, and trend-based lifestyle coverage.
People Inc. licenses the Better Homes & Gardens brand name for selected products and services. These arrangements allow outside companies to operate approved BHG-branded businesses while the underlying trademark remains owned within the People Inc./Meredith intellectual-property structure.
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is a separate real-estate franchise business, not the same company as the magazine. The real-estate trademark is licensed from the BHG rights holder, while the real-estate organization operates through Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC. Current 2026 materials show roughly 400 offices and nearly 11,000 independent sales associates globally.
212-204-4000
This is People Inc.’s current New York corporate-office number.
212-204-4000
212-204-4000
212-204-4000
Magazine subscription support
800-374-4244.
For print-subscription matters
800-374-4244
Online account and website-account support is also available through the People Inc. Customer Support portal.
800-374-4244
This number is used for magazine renewal, billing, subscription cancellation, delivery, and account questions.
800-374-4244
Subscribers can also manage qualifying subscription settings online.
800-374-4244
800-374-4244
Better Homes & Gardens does not publish one universal consumer sales number.Advertising, brand licensing, consumer product partnerships, and magazine subscriptions use different business channels.
Magazine billing
800-374-4244
No universal regional-office number is published for the BHG brand.
Not applicable in the conventional retail or branch sense.
No universal Better Homes & Gardens international Customer Service number is publicly promoted.
Better Homes & Gardens has no standalone Investor Relations department.
People Inc. handles corporate media requests centrally rather than through a permanent BHG-only consumer phone line.
No BHG-specific HR telephone number is publicly listed.
Careers are managed through People Inc.
For the separate real-estate franchise brand
1-866-616-4244
This number belongs to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, not magazine subscription support.
For a print subscription, missing issue, cancellation, renewal, address change, or magazine billing problem, the most direct route is 800-374-4244. Have the subscriber name, delivery address, account number if available, email address, most recent billing or renewal information, and the issue date involved ready before calling. People Inc.’s online Customer Support system can also be used to manage Better Homes & Gardens magazine account information.
For editorial feedback, digital-account issues, advertising, licensing, or product questions, use the relevant BHG or People Inc. contact channel rather than the magazine subscription number. If your complaint concerns a Better Homes & Gardens product purchased at Walmart, the retailer and product manufacturer may control returns or warranties. If the issue concerns Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, contact the local brokerage or BHGRE organization because the real-estate network operates separately from the magazine publisher.
Better Homes & Gardens / People Inc.
225 Liberty Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10281
United States
Better Homes & Gardens is currently part of People Inc., and People Inc. identifies this New York location as its primary corporate office.
People Inc.
225 Liberty Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10281
United States
People Inc. Des Moines Office
1716 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
United States
This office reflects the continuing Iowa operations inherited from Meredith and is relevant to Better Homes & Gardens’ longstanding editorial history.
Better Homes & Gardens was historically associated with Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. After IAC’s Dotdash acquired Meredith’s National Media business in 2021, the combined company became Dotdash Meredith and was headquartered in New York City. Dotdash Meredith then rebranded as People Inc. in July 2025. Therefore, an older Meredith-only headquarters listing should not be presented as the current corporate headquarters of BHG.
Complaints involving Better Homes & Gardens can concern a magazine subscription, renewal charge, missing issue, digital account, editorial concern, licensed consumer product, or another BHG-branded service. Before escalating, gather the subscriber or order information, mailing label, billing record, screenshots, product receipt, dates of prior contacts, and any confirmation numbers. It is also important to identify which BHG business is actually involved because the magazine, Walmart products, and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate use different support structures.
For magazine subscription complaints, call 800-374-4244 or use the current People Inc. online subscription-support system. Explain whether the issue involves billing, renewal, cancellation, missing delivery, duplicate subscriptions, digital access, or an address change. Keep the representative’s name if provided and save any cancellation or refund confirmation.
If your problem is not a magazine-subscription issue, use the appropriate department. Editorial matters should go to the BHG editorial team, licensed-product concerns should begin with the retailer or product support process, and real-estate complaints should go to the specific Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brokerage. Separating the complaint by business type prevents delays caused by contacting the wrong entity.
If the initial support representative cannot resolve the problem, request further account or management review. Provide the previous contact date, any case number, billing transaction, subscription status, and a concise description of what remains unresolved. For an unauthorized renewal or duplicate subscription, ask the representative to confirm the exact account and whether automatic renewal has been disabled.
Create a written record through the People Inc. Customer Support system when possible. Written communication is particularly useful for subscription cancellations, refund disputes, damaged issues, account-access problems, or privacy concerns because screenshots, confirmation emails, and billing records can be attached or retained for later escalation.
For a serious unresolved corporate matter, correspondence can be sent to People Inc., 225 Liberty Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10281. Include your full contact information, the Better Homes & Gardens service involved, previous support history, account details with sensitive information appropriately masked, and the specific resolution requested.
Use privacy, editorial, subscription, licensing, or retailer-specific processes depending on the issue. A complaint about a BHG Walmart product should generally follow Walmart’s return or manufacturer-support process, while a real-estate transaction should be escalated through the brokerage and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate system rather than People Inc. magazine support.
The regulator depends on the complaint. Privacy concerns can fall under state privacy authorities, while real-estate brokerage complaints can involve the relevant state real-estate licensing agency. Advertising, recurring subscription practices, and certain consumer issues may fall under federal or state consumer-protection laws.
If a legitimate subscription cancellation or refund dispute remains unresolved, consumers can consider their state Attorney General or consumer-protection office. Unauthorized card charges may also be disputed with the card issuer after first confirming that the charge was not connected to an authorized subscription or third-party magazine order.
For significant unresolved disputes, review the terms that applied to the purchase, subscription, website account, product, or service involved. Any formal legal rights, arbitration requirements, venue provisions, or time limits depend on the specific service and contract. Preserve all records, notices, payment statements, screenshots, and prior complaint responses before pursuing formal action.
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