Leaf mold is one of the best soil conditioners you can use as a gardener, and for a lot of us, the ingredients are sitting on ...

For a show-stopping, scene-stealing spring bulb that no one else in your neighborhood is growing, you're going to want to ...

Pumpkin butter is filled with the warming spices of the holidays. But this recipe elevates the humble spread into pure ...

Everything you ever wanted to know about starting and maintaining a gravel garden, and the plants that do well in one.

Both the garden and I get a second wind in September. After the mellowness of summer months, and leisurely August pastimes, my mind craves a refocus and regroup. It’s not quite the back-to-school ...

Broadly defined, invasive plants are non-native species introduced to a particular region where they are able to spread far and wide. Exotic plants from faraway lands may be beautiful but there is no ...

Get ready – you’ll be seeing yellow by the end of this post. Let’s put that ground cherry harvest to good use. Did you grow ground cherries (sometimes referred to as cape gooseberries or husk cherries ...

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is a hardy perennial herb native to the Mediterranean. As part of the Apiacaea family, it is closely related to carrot, celery, and parsley. This culinary and medicinal ...

A raised garden bed, freshly filled up with healthy soil for the first time, is a wonderful thing. The soil mix is fluffy and porous and an absolute delight to work with. It’s more than ready to be ...

From sun up to sun down, bees are doing important work for the health and safety of the hive. Foraging bees will travel up to 5 miles from the colony to gather up pollen for hungry baby bees back at ...

There comes a point every winter when I’m just done. I’m done with putting on seven layers and fifteen pounds worth of clothing just to stay warm. I’m done with all the heavy, sleep-inducing food. And ...