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 ...

For a good portion of the United States, rosemary needs to be grown as an annual. Those of us living where winter means serious business have to start our rosemary plants anew each spring. Because I’m ...

If you’re a longtime reader of Rural Sprout, you know my love of Christmas cactuses and talking about how to get them to bloom. If you’re not a longtime reader, you’re probably here out of frustration ...

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

Over the past couple of years, I’ve become slightly obsessed with bringing more edimentals into my garden. If you’re not familiar with this term, it refers to plants that are both edible and can also ...

Fall is the time to plant garlic. And this fall, I’ll be trying a brand-new way of growing garlic that I learned from my new neighbor. Judging by the size of the cloves he gifted me recently, I think ...

It’s fall, and that means it’s time to rake the leaves. Or leave them where they land. But before you opt for your usual choice, you might want to consider one of these six alternatives this year.