Pinterest Disclaimer

The Tended Garden shares pins on Pinterest to help gardeners discover ideas from our articles — things like side yard layouts, stair railing planters, or seasonal plant care tips. This page explains how those pins work, why what you see can differ from what ends up on your screen, and what to do if you have a question or concern about an image tied to our brand.

Pins Are Inspiration, Not Guarantees

Every pin we create is meant to summarize or illustrate an idea from a full article on our site — it is not a standalone instruction set. A pin showing a side yard design or a hanging planter arrangement is a visual teaser, not a promise that your own space, plants, or climate will produce identical results. Gardening outcomes depend on soil, light, region, and countless small variables that a single image simply cannot capture. For the full context behind any pin, the linked article is always the better and more complete source, and our Disclaimer explains in more detail why content on this site is general guidance rather than a personalized guarantee.

Appearance May Vary By Screen And Platform

Pinterest renders images differently depending on device, app version, screen size, and even the user's own display settings. Colors, cropping, and layout that look one way on a desktop browser may appear quite different on a phone or tablet. We do our best to design pins that stay clear and accurate across formats, but we cannot control how Pinterest's algorithms crop thumbnails, generate previews, or display our content within its feed. If a pin looks slightly off compared to the article it links to, that is usually a rendering quirk of the platform rather than an error in the original post.

Pinterest Controls Its Own Platform

Pinterest is a separate, independent platform with its own terms of service, algorithms, and policies. The Tended Garden does not control:

• How often or to whom our pins are shown
• How Pinterest's search or recommendation system ranks our content
• Whether third parties save, repin, or edit our images once shared
• Any ads, suggested pins, or unrelated content Pinterest displays alongside ours

Once a pin leaves our site and enters Pinterest's ecosystem, its distribution and presentation are governed entirely by Pinterest's own rules, not ours. We encourage visitors to review Pinterest's own policies directly on their platform for questions about account settings, content moderation, or advertising practices.

Image Sourcing And Credit

We take image sourcing seriously and aim to credit photographers, designers, or original creators whenever a pin or featured image is not our own original photography. Details on how we source, license, and attribute visuals across the site — including those used in pins — are outlined on our Image Credits page. If you believe a specific pin uses an image without proper credit, that page is a good starting point before reaching out to us directly.

Raising A Concern About A Pin

If you spot a pin that seems inaccurate, outdated, mismatched to its linked article, or possibly infringing on a rights holder's work, we want to know. Please include the specific pin link or a screenshot along with a short description of the issue when you contact us at [email protected]. You're also welcome to reach us through our Contact page. We review reports as promptly as we can and will correct, update, or remove pins where appropriate.

Copyright And Rights Concerns

If you believe one of our pins uses an image you own without permission or proper attribution, please tell us which pin is in question, provide evidence of ownership if possible, and let us know what resolution you're seeking. We take these matters seriously and will investigate promptly. This process works alongside the practices described in our Disclaimer and our broader Editorial Policy, both of which outline how we handle corrections and accuracy across the site.

How This Fits With Our Other Policies

This Pinterest Disclaimer works alongside our other site policies rather than replacing them. Our Privacy Policy covers how data is handled when you interact with links from Pinterest to our site, and our Terms of Use govern general use of our content, including material that gets pinned or shared externally. Reading these together gives you the fullest picture of how The Tended Garden operates online.

Our goal with Pinterest is simple: to give fellow gardeners a quick, appealing glimpse of ideas worth exploring further on our site. If a pin ever falls short of that goal, we'd genuinely like to hear about it.