Articles by Don Nicholas

The Great Seedling Safari

The Great Seedling Safari

After more decades than I care to count—let’s just call them “mini decades”—I’ve come to accept a hard truth about myself: I have purchased thousands of seedlings.  
How to Grow a Garden-Fresh Salad

How to Grow a Garden-Fresh Salad

If there is one piece of wisdom that has guided both my gardening and my cooking, it’s this: begin with the end in mind. It’s the same advice I’ve heard  
Crazy for Cucumbers!

Crazy for Cucumbers!

If you’ve ever heard a cucumber squeak, you already know they have personality. No, really—pluck one off the vine on a warm afternoon and give it a little rub. That  
Purple Mysteries in the Garden

Purple Mysteries in the Garden

Every gardener has that one plant they fall head-over-trowel for. For some it’s basil. For others, dahlias. But for me—and for a passionate legion of GreenPrints readers—it’s the inimitable, irresistible