Once upon a time in the verdant town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, there lived a gardener named Pat. Pat had a flourishing garden filled with vibrant vegetables, fragrant herbs, and blossoming  …

Imagine a self-sustaining ecosystem in your backyard that delivers fresh, organic produce and pays for itself. A home garden creates a network of plants, soil and water that enhances the  …

Is there anything better than sitting on a porch, drinking a glass of fresh-squeezed lemonade, and reading a good book? I love a good porch sit but what I love  …

Fruit trees are the high-school overachiever of the garden. They’re the “4.0 GPA, flawless skin, all AP classes, volunteers at a nursing home” type. Flowering fruit trees are the darling  …

When I think of going back to the days of apartment gardening, a chill runs up my spine. Maybe it's because I always had small porches or none at all,  …

Can you eat green tomatoes? Raw? Cooked? Diced into a salsa? Oh, this question is as old as time. What else would we bicker about at our gardening clubs, if  …

Vertical gardening is very trendy these days, but I think it’s for good reason. Vegetable vines are great for growing “up,” and can be ideal for small gardens and containers.  …

I get it. Garden decor is usually along the lines of gnomes or flags or maybe pinwheels. But garden monkeys? It gets more interesting, though, because I'm not talking about  …

Every gardener knows, there will come a time each summer when water is precious – for some, that time is the entire gardening season. During those times, you know the  …

I feel like one of the best kept secrets in gardening is around edible flowers. Edible flowers don’t just look pretty on your plate, they taste delightful, and they bring  …