The program would air on stations owned by Meredith, Scripps, Fisher and LIN TV groups.

[6] Mad Magazine published a satire in March 1958 (issue #38) titled "Bitter Homes and Gardens," including articles titled "They Built Their House on a Lot 22 Inches Wide" (A house built between two office buildings), a "How-The..." department which suggests putting a lawn on rollers so one can drag it "to a nearby spot where it's raining", and an article on how to convert a second bathroom into a basement (with a photo of the author's wife, who has just stepped out of the shower and covers herself with a towel).

An episode of The Simpsons The Springfield Files showed a brief shot of a magazine entitled Better Homes Than Yours.

Better Homes and Gardens is mentioned in the song "I Save Cigarette Butts" by Daniel Johnston.

In Little Shop of Horrors Audrey sings in "Somewhere That's Green" about how her dream house is a "picture out of Better Homes and Gardens magazine."

The Shel Silverstein song "One's on the Way" (made popular by Loretta Lynn) has the line "'Better Homes and Gardens' shows a modern way to live."