It's safe to say there's no gardening gadget or device I love more than the countertop compost machine I'm sharing with you today. Instead of keeping a stinky compost bucket …
"You don't have to do so much." Ah, the sage advice of Sweet Lori, the ever-opinionated mother. The seeds, the fuss, the digging—apparently, I was doing it all wrong. …
Doesn't the idea of having all the ingredients you need (or at least most of them) for a big holiday dinner sound like fun? No more elbowing around the farmers …
If you think about it, referring to the garden as a neighborhood isn't so strange. A diverse grouping of flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruits creates a mini ecosystem where bees, …
January 15 is the anniversary of Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Just after lunchtime on that fatal day, a five-story-high storage tank in Boston’s North End, filled to bursting …
I love surprises. It’s just something I never get tired of! When I tried this recipe for butternut squash soup, I was a lot more than pleasantly surprised with the …
My dad was a rural soul, despite a closet full of suits and a house in a Birmingham, Alabama, suburb. This notion first presented itself to me one night when …
Unlocking the secrets of storing pumpkins with guidelines for ensuring extended freshness and maximizing shelf life
Pumpkins often find themselves overlooked in the vast world of garden produce. Although they're the …
Some gardeners get lucky. They must. These are the gardeners who rarely have problems with weeds. They pull a few stray weeds here and there, but otherwise, they let mulch …