The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets  …

One of the first gardening friends we had here at GreenPrints was Becky Rupp. She was in our very first issue way back in 1990, and she's still with us  …

I remember watching a film strip (yes, I’m old) in grade school that showed me how people wasted up to four gallons of water if they left the faucet on  …

I know what you're thinking, but banana peel tea isn't some new trendy thing that you'll find in a cafe alongside classics like Assam or Earl Grey. Although there are  …

One of the greatest joys of my role at GreenPrints is reading the hundreds of submissions we receive each year from gardeners across the country and around the world. Some  …

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  …

I love deer. They're such graceful, beautiful creatures, and I love looking out of my window and seeing them stroll through the yard. However, I also love my garden and  …

Illustrated by Linda Cook Devona I only started keeping a garden diary a few years ago. Most of it would probably be pretty boring to random readers. There are no juicy  …

How's the back? Has it stopped aching yet? Charles Dudley Warner said: "What one needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it." He was right! Mine's  …

When it comes to watering your vegetable garden, you have a few different choices to make. You can create drip irrigation systems, place soaker hoses in your garden, and even  …