I have always been a bit of a lazy gardener. I love to plant things, and I love to take care of them and watch them grow. But sometimes by  …

Ducks in the garden? That's not a common problem, I'd think. But then again, if you have a pond or lake near your garden, why wouldn't it be? Ducks like  …

Fresh apples are divine but what if you can't eat them fast enough? At room temperature, fresh apples will last about a week. Then they start to get bruised and  …

Pollinators twinkled around the white star flowers of wild onion and the pinking sedum fronting the withering coneflowers in my roadside garden. A new mail lady appeared— Bees! she exclaimed, afraid they’ll attack her in her truck while she’s  …

As someone who has suffered from back issues since I was a teen, and vertigo as an adult, the idea of bending over for a long time, and the standing  …

What attracted me to this story initially isn't the funny title, it was actually the hosta-hater in me. I've always wanted to know how to kill hostas. Let me explain.  …

I'm sure some people believe it's ridiculous to think about ways to preserve jalapeños and other hot peppers. Why wouldn't you just eat them fresh? Add jalapeños to your pizza.  …

I remember the first time someone ever asked me for gardening help. "Who, me?" I thought. I still considered myself a black thumb at that point, so I was excited  …

Do you ever feel like where you start on a garden project, and where you end, are never in the same place? And probably not even the same project? And  …

Hooray! You Pumpkin-Spice-latte'd your way through your own apple trees and/or every apple orchard in town and found yourself barricaded in your kitchen with no less than 20 pounds of  …