I don't know about you, but when I think about tropical fruit plants, my home in western Massachusetts isn't the place that comes to mind. Not even close. I bet  …

I love lettuce. It's so easy to grow, it's ready to harvest pretty quickly, and the multitude of varieties have so many different qualities. Who can deny the appeal of  …

I remember the day I learned how to be a human pollinator and pollinate flowers with a toothbrush. It was a hot, June day and I was eager to learn  …

I'm just going to lay it on the line here: gardening can be expensive. It doesn't need to be, and certainly, the return on investment is usually pretty high. That  …

I don't have great luck growing basil indoors in the winter, and I know I'm not alone in this. I used to supplement my basil habit with store-bought container basil  …

You’ve heard of fairy gardens, octopus gardens (in the shade!), and hanging gardens. Now, it’s time to introduce the Valentine garden to the mix. Because honestly, what’s more romantic than  …

One of the first gardening friends we had here at GreenPrints was Becky Rupp. She was in our very first issue way back in 1990, and she's still with us  …

I found the most adorable bowl in the shape of an elephant at a local pottery studio and knew I wanted to use it as a planter in my indoor  …

No, I’m really not here to make your composting life more complicated, even though it may seem like it. Composting is composting is composting, right? Well, yes, it is. But  …

He loves me. He loves me not. Maybe you remember saying this as you snapped each petal from a flower, one by one. Your adolescent love life rested on the  …