Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

"No dig" gardening is a system of layering organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil ready for planting. A "no dig" garden area should be prepared several weeks before you are ready to sow seeds ...

Whether you live in a suburban neighborhood and tend a backyard garden, or nurture soil-filled growbags on a sunny window ledge or rooftop in Brooklyn, your efforts will be more productive, beautiful ...

We went through the end of September, all of October, and now the beginning of November with zero rainfall along the Gulf Coast. Bill Finch says the ground is now hard as a rock, and it’s fall ...

If you’ve ever had a dog, you know they don’t exactly tiptoe through the tulips. I’m fortunate that none of mine ever had a penchant for digging holes, but my late pit bull, Maddie, used to run ...

As we wrap up our gardening season for 2025, I thought it might be fun to look at some gardening myths that people often take ...

Jen Kardos has personal experience with the benefits of gardening. When she had postpartum health problems after her third child was born, working outside helped her recover. 'The gardening ...

For cutting tools like pruners, shears, and loppers, I wipe them down with a damp cloth and use a toothbrush to get into tight crevices around the screws or nuts that hold the blades together. If they ...