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  …

When I hear the word “clone” I either think of Dolly the sheep or binge-watching Battlestar Gallactica. But cloning fruit trees is neither of those things and it shouldn’t be  …

I love butterflies. They're like little artistic stained glass windows flitting about the flowers and vegetables. They're helpful, too. Though they aren't the pollinators that bees are, butterflies do their  …

There are a few times during the year that I would say almost any garden is an enchanting garden. When the flowers are in full bloom, the foliage is lush  …

  Gardening? Not my cup of tea. I couldn't even keep a cactus alive—much to my friends' amusement. But when Emily, my best friend, suggested we start a vegetable garden together,  …

One thing about gardening is that there are lots of gadgets that can help you grow a better garden. At least that’s the sales pitch. Some of them, I’m not  …

After my foray into the fun of twice-baked cauliflower a few weeks ago, I started wondering what else I could use cauliflower for. I truly feel that this is a  …

  To quote a beloved author, "It was the wettest of springs, it was the coldest of springs." This observation perfectly encapsulates my gardening journey this year. Delaying my planting until  …

If the idea of a tree talking makes you think of fantasy stories with elves and wizards, we are of the same mind. I'll admit my first thought is of  …

Editor's note: This list of the best strawberries to grow in your garden is updated annually, based on ratings from the Burpee website. With most of our "best of" lists, there  …