Oh gosh, I just love today's story, Gardening as Mothering. It starts out with an empty-nester who is excited to garden in all of her newfound free time, which, honestly,  …

How could something so helpless like a slug cause so much damage in your garden? You might not always know you have a slug problem right away because slugs only  …

Cabbage is pretty easy to grow, especially if you live in a cooler climate. One only needs to think of a traditional Irish garden to understand how much cabbage you  …

A hose is a hose. Right? When I started gardening, there was no beginner's guide to gardening that had much to say about hoses. My "lesson" involved going to the  …

Invasive herbs? I know that's not how I usually think of invasive species. When I think of invasive species, it's usually things like boa constrictors in the Everglades, carp in  …

Like most gardeners, I do talk to my plants. The real question is—do I hear them talking back? And, well… I’m really not sure I’m ready to reveal the answer  …

Bud upon bud of flowers, roses, and I can only wander, can only rake my hands along the thorns, my heart heavy within me, a reddening of flesh dripping of blood, the physical pain matching what  …

There's a lot of "science" from 2,000 years ago that we can safely ignore. Sure, we might look back and realize how far we as humans have come. And we  …

It’s easy to feel disconnected from nature when life moves so quickly. Horticultural therapy uses the act of working with plants to support healing and growth. This practice blends movement,  …

  Last Valentine's Day, my daughter's kindergarten class had a wonderful idea to create seed packets filled with sunflower seeds. As a parent, I was thrilled to help out, and together  …