Articles by Don Nicholas

Bending Over Backwards for Garden Yoga

Bending Over Backwards for Garden Yoga

As someone who digs in the dirt and occasionally attempts a downward dog (never at the same time, mind you), I approached the Garden Yoga article from our July 2024  
The Scarlet Emperor Has Bean Crowned!

The Scarlet Emperor Has Bean Crowned!

Let me introduce you to the crowned jewel of my summer garden: Scarlet Emperor Runner Beans. If you’ve never grown them, you’re in for a treat. If you have, then  
A Blooming Must-Have

A Blooming Must-Have

If you’re looking to transform your garden into a vibrant, living ecosystem—and have a whole lot of fun doing it—Pollinator Gardening in America is the essential guidebook you didn’t know  
Beetlemania and the Backyard Battleground

Beetlemania and the Backyard Battleground

Here at GreenPrints, we’ve long believed that gardening is a dance—sometimes a graceful waltz with pollinators, other times a full-blown mosh pit with pests. And rarely has that mosh pit  
The Golden Spud Awakening

The Golden Spud Awakening

It was a Sunday morning in the early 1980s, and I had swung by my dad’s house as I often did on the weekends. He was semi-retired by then, having  
The Cheerful Chive

The Cheerful Chive

If herbs were characters at a garden party, chives would be the witty guest with a subtle flair—never the loudest in the room, but always the one everyone remembers. With