Growing Zones for Oregano
Oregano, a flavorful herb that adds a delightful zing to your culinary creations, has its own ideal growing conditions. It thrives in various climates, but if you want to cultivate …
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The Magic of Plant Empaths
My whole life, people have tried to tell me that things seem to come easy to me, and while I disagree, maybe that's why I love gardening so much; It's …
Introduction to Rose Gardens in America
In the realm of horticulture, few flowers captivate the human spirit and adorn gardens with the same timeless elegance as the rose. Across centuries, continents, and cultures, the rose has …
Are French Raspberries Really All That?
Oh gosh, I picked today's story, "Filching Fruit in France" for the chuckle. Like all of Mike McGrath's submissions, this one is a doozy of a story that you're not …
God’s Gardener
Gardeners always talk about how much fun it is to browse through seed catalogs in Winter, to choose new plants and design new beds. Sometimes, though, I think it’s just …
Tucky (with audio)
I’m writing this from my office while looking out from the twelfth floor at billowing snow. I’m dreading going home. Not the journey … but what I have to do …
Scenes From a Winter Greenhouse (with audio)
Every greenhouse has its dark side … the corner that doesn’t get much light, where the moss grows in the cracks And, every greenhouse story does, too. At least ours …
Perennial Catalog
If ever there is a day here in San Jose meant for curling up with a garden catalog and a Spring frame of mind, this is it. The temperatures have …
The Joy of Indeterminate Cherry Tomatoes
Today's story reminds me of one cherry-tomato-heavy Summer: the indeterminate cherry tomatoes just wouldn't die.
I had never seen anything like it. The cherry tomatoes were practically begging to be picked, …
Saving a Neglected Garden
When my friend got ill, it was difficult for her to watch the garden die. She had worked so hard on it for a decade, and now, it was a …
