Say what you will about the Tooth Fairy, garden gnomes, and even the occasional garden troll, but I will vouch for the existence of a garden fairy. However, I don't  …

You’re invited to submit your caption for this week’s funny illustration by commenting below. We will choose a winner quarterly, and winning captions will be acknowledged in the print and  …

A full vegetable cellar is a beautiful sight. The shelves are full of tomato sauce, pickles, peach jam, green beans, and dried beans. There are racks of winter squashes and  …

One of the elements a garden needs to grow is a healthy amount of sunlight. That's easier said than done in some locations. Long winters, no space, or other conditions  …

Call me a sucker for a good romance, but I feel like I come across a good garden love story almost every day. Whether it's falling in love with that  …

My name is Amanda, and I'm a tree hugger—in the literal sense! As a wildly energetic person, maybe I like how trees are always grounded, and maybe they help me  …

Editor's note: This list of the best sweet peppers to grow in your garden is updated annually, based on ratings from the Burpee website. Since last year, we've made some updates  …

There are some not-so-well-hidden secrets about planning your vegetable garden for a good harvest. The thing is, even though they aren't exactly "secret," they get skipped over a good bit.  To  …

Have you ever been put in a place where you'd need to plant memorial flowers for yourself, or plant something that you may never see grow to its full maturity?  …

In the early days of my gardening, I thought that winter garden tasks were pretty limited. Rake up the dead plants, mix some compost into the soil, and then hibernate  …