The secret meaning of flowers conjures the idea that flowers are much more than meets the eye—or the nose. I suppose, if you wanted, you could delve into what flowers  …

Oh! The gentle gardener, kneeling patiently in the soil, pulling weeds one by one and talking to the flowers and plants. Come what may, the garden is a place to  …

Composting is a fantastic way to reduce waste, enrich your lawn and contribute to a healthier environment, but not everything should to go in your compost pile. Adding the wrong  …

I know we often write about the science and art of gardening. We get your emails, too, referencing gardening as something that at least some of you do as an  …

  "Garden Meditation" is a thoughtful and poetic gardening meditation by Rev. Max Coots, a Unitarian Universalist minister who served the Canton, NY church for 34 years. This gardening meditation uses  …

Today's story is about a newspaper reporter who went to report on a man's "Stink Plant," more commonly known as “The Sacred Lily of India,” but it is also known  …

One day you're fertilizing a few tomato plants, and the next thing you know, you're the type of gardener where an eighteen-wheeler is unloading 50 yards of compost for a  …

I’ll be the first to admit that I love potatoes. They’re so versatile in the kitchen; you can roast them, mash them, bake them, make chips, potato salad, potato pancakes,  …

Way back in 1961, a gentleman by the name of Ernie K. Doe recorded a hit song called Mother in Law. The lyrics, in part, refer to the singer's mother  …

Garden inspiration often comes with a jolt. At least, that's the case for me. I see something unique or read a story about a new garden design idea and I  …