Welcome to the June 2025 issue of Food Gardening Magazine! June brings that magical moment when the garden truly comes alive. Here in the Northeast, we've finally moved past the threat  …

Visiting gardens this morning, like the neighborhood cleric making parish calls, I chat with peonies, poppies and fragrant heliotrope, and hope I carry contagions of helpfulness to other flowers. As I continue my quiet talk I'm weighted with  …

I love the month of June. Finally, my morning treks outside, shortly after the sun rises, no longer require a coat. I can walk around and embrace the new day  …

Dear RecipeLion readers, Can you smell it? That first puff of charcoal drifting across the yard, the sizzle when steak meets a blazing‑hot grate, the swirl of fresh herbs releasing their  …

I have always been fascinated by fairy gardens. As a child, I completely believed in fairies. I was convinced that they lived in nooks and crannies. They used buttercups to  …

Have you ever been working on something in the kitchen and wishing for a tool to make life just a little easier? It can’t just be me! Well, it happens  …

“Thank you ever so much for fixing the lawnmower; that darn thing has been playing up for some time now. You’re too kind…”  …

Gardening has always been my escape, a place where I find peace among the petals. But one Summer, my serene sanctuary turned into a stage for a comedy of errors  …

The idea of playing music to plants has intrigued scientists, horticulturists, and gardening enthusiasts for decades. Far from being a whimsical notion, the belief that plants respond to sound and  …

Flower gardens have always been a sanctuary for me, a place where I can soothe my senses and meditate. Every time I feel sad, being in the garden eases my  …