There’s something magical about a garden—it’s more than just soil, seeds, and sunlight. It’s a living, breathing tapestry of memories, wisdom, and a few stubborn weeds that refuse to be  …

It may not look like an overwatered basil plant. It's wilty and drab. The leaves look yellow or brown. It certainly looks like it could use a tall drink of  …

I admit it, I’m a scrapper. I love growing vegetables from scraps. It doesn’t always work, but when it does you get to give yourself a little pat on the  …

I'll admit that I sometimes find Spring garden inspiration hard to come by. I find that's especially true with vegetables, since I'm often starting seeds while there is still snow  …

Ah, the Cherokee Purple tomato—part heirloom, part legend, and wholly delicious. This distinctive tomato is said to trace its roots back to the Cherokee Nation, passed down through generations before  …

Have you ever gotten so overwhelmed with a cherry tomato plant that you let it go, and then the next spring you had a million little cherry tomato plants trying  …

When I first heard about the Black Hollyhock, I'll admit, I was skeptical. A black flower? In my butterfly garden? Surely, that was a joke. But let me tell you,  …

Ah, springtime in New England! Where the promise of blooming flowers is just around the corner, but in early April, we’re still cozying up indoors, dreaming of those warmer days.  …

In some universe, there’s an older version of me sitting in a rocking chair on a big farmhouse porch, looking in disbelief at the latest gardening catalog. I can hear  …

To talk about the best plants for straw bale gardening, it's probably important to clarify what straw bale gardening is exactly. The short version is that you can grow vegetables  …