Losing power always makes me think of orange sherbet. It was 1991, and Hurricane Bob had wiped out our electricity and all my mother was worried about was how we  …

Everything you need to know about today's story comes in these two sentences: "I had never been much of a gardener, but when one acquires a home for the first  …

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  …

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  …

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  …

Subterranean greenhouse, underground greenhouse, deep winter greenhouse, or Walipini. If you want to grow vegetables throughout the year, this might be your go-to. "Walipini" means, "place of warmth" and comes from  …

Today's gardening poem about the rich diversity of a garden, "with plants of a hundred families, in the space between the trees," is a lovely reminder of life and death,  …

Does the thought of backyard chickens appeal to you? City dwellers interested in country living or those tired of the rising cost of eggs at the grocery store might consider  …

Oh boy, gather 'round folks, because I'm about to spill the beans (or should I say, the sweet potatoes?) on my absolute favorite sweet potato pie recipe. Hold onto your  …