Daily Library
The Christmas Cactus of Hope
Do you own a Christmas cactus; or Schlumbergera bridgesii? I've always liked the look of them, with their reaching little green fingers and funky pink blooms at the tips, but ... Read More
10 Enclosed Vegetable Garden Ideas for Every Budget
If you’re lucky enough to have a patch of yard to do some gardening, you’ve likely spent some time dreaming up garden designs. If you’re anything like me, that involves ... Read More
A Christmas Gift From the Garden
Getting a gift from the garden is common in the Summer months, but sometimes the Winter is when we need it most. Today's story begins with a paragraph so many of ... Read More
8 Weird Gardening Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed for Your Veggie Garden
As a veggie gardener, I've come across a few garden tools that seem bizarre at first glance but have genuinely helped me keep my plants healthier, pests under control, and ... Read More
Edible Gardens That Wow
Imagine making pesto and only needing to step outside to your backyard to grab more basil, or realizing how refreshing mint would be in your tea and picking it from ... Read More
5 Ways to Succeed at Apartment Container Gardening on a Budget
I might be biased, but if you live in an apartment, container gardening is an easy way to give your space some personality and flare (not to mention some free ... Read More
The Best Christmas Tree
What would you say are your favorite holiday memories? For me, so much of it has to do with our Christmas tree. When I was young, we'd get ours from ... Read More
How to Select Good Seeds for Planting & What Bad Seeds to Avoid
Sometimes I think that if I spend time daydreaming about my spring garden, it will somehow conjure warmer weather and send the snowy New England chill packing! Before sketching out ... Read More
5 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees for a Beginner’s Backyard Orchard
Fresh fruit, plucked from a tree, is magical. Picking that sun-ripened, juicy peach right off the branch and biting into the soft, fuzzy fruit is the essence of a hot ... Read More
How a Reluctant Gardener Became a Fruit God
You don't have to believe in Zeus or Ra to believe that there is a fruit god. In fact, there might be a fruit god somewhere near you right now! ... Read More









