Egg cartons, like popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, are one of the quintessential craft items for school projects. You can turn an egg carton into a bird feeding tray or  …

Good fences make good neighbors, but can they make good gardens, too? A vegetable garden border fence can accomplish a few different goals all at once. For one, it can  …

An Amaryllis is a beautiful winter flower with large, showy blooms that make it the perfect choice for gifting. Unlike cut flowers, an Amaryllis gift like Amaryllis bulbs are long-lasting  …

Hi! I'm Amanda, and I'd like to talk about the different types of vegetable seeds. Why? Well, why not? Seeds are tiny miracles. It's amazing to me that something the  …

After a rainstorm (or even a heavy watering), does your vegetable garden resemble day three of Woodstock? Soil drainage may be an issue! The good news is that there are  …

Do you own a Christmas cactus; or Schlumbergera bridgesii? I've always liked the look of them, with their reaching little green fingers and funky pink blooms at the tips, but  …

Sometimes, gardening advice gets passed around like gossip. It could be gardening tips from your grandfather on your mother’s side or a neighbor’s anecdotal vegetable garden evidence. It’s easy to  …

If you’re lucky enough to have a patch of yard to do some gardening, you’ve likely spent some time dreaming up garden designs. If you’re anything like me, that involves  …

Getting a gift from the garden is common in the Summer months, but sometimes the Winter is when we need it most. Today's story begins with a paragraph so many of  …

As a veggie gardener, I've come across a few garden tools that seem bizarre at first glance but have genuinely helped me keep my plants healthier, pests under control, and  …