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

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 ...

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

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

Aside from pumpkins, there’s no more popular fall décor than potted hardy chrysanthemums. Their gorgeous colors shout autumn is here with every jewel- or fire-colored bloom. And with retailers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Be careful, this stuff is basically tomato dynamite. Have you ever encountered something in the kitchen where it seems like everyone knows about it except for you? And then when you find out about it, ...

Whether you’re holding on to the last few weeks of summer for dear life or praying for it to hurry up and end, one thing is clear – August begins the countdown to the end of summer. While I’m over ...

I think you could call it a tradition by now for me to introduce our readers to weird plants in the winter months. Once the gardening season is truly at a standstill, which usually happens in December ...

I don’t know about you, but I love the look of greens tucked around my home for the holidays. Nothing says Christmas more than pine boughs and sprigs of holly. Not to mention, it’s pretty hard to beat ...