I know it’s the middle of Winter—and it can be cold and snowy in many areas. And this is often the time of year when many people are just “done” with Winter. I even have friends who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Fortunately I don’t suffer that. I, in fact, love Winter—and all the changing seasons Mother Nature gives us.  READ MORE 

James Dronenburg: Jim is an accountant by day and an Irish harper by night. Plus, he runs two garden clubs in the Washington, D.C., area. With four inside cats, chickens, peafowl, and a couple of golden pheasants, his house is busy! . His work appeared in GreenPrints Issues 107 and 114. Don Nicholas: Don serves as Executive Publisher for Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints.  READ MORE 

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 when I get there. Anyone who has been to our house in the past ten years would remember Tucky.  READ MORE 

Once upon a time in the quaint little town of Greenville, there lived a couple named Ted and Emily. They were the epitome of the classic opposites-attract scenario.  READ MORE 

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 does! Here it is.  READ MORE 

Mint: lively, bright, refreshing, sweet, aromatic. Moroccan mint tea, mint Mojitos, grasshopper pie: there is so much to love about mint. It even has a creation myth, in which a jealous Persephone turns a lovely nymph named Minthe into this herbaceous bush.  READ MORE 

Usually I’m philosophical about the below-zero temperatures and snow we have every Winter in Minnesota. The deep freeze is a time to stay indoors, be less social, and avoid unnecessary errands. Mother Nature pushes me to slow down, be more introspective, and read more.  READ MORE 

My fondness of dirt started when I was very young: making dirt tracks for matchbox cars (and leaving them out in the rain), building mudpies by the creek (then pouring water on them to watch them melt away)—and more.  READ MORE 

Warning: This story, like 90 percent of gardening, is a cliffhanger. Most of you will be familiar with that term, but in the interest of stalling for time, I will now explain. Back in the day, “going to the movies” involved not only the feature picture, but a cartoon, a Newsreel and a short subject beforehand.  READ MORE 

I’m looking at the tomato plants against the fence in our back yard, hoping against hope that this year we’ll have a crop of juicy ripened tomatoes to slice and make what my Aunt Mary Murphy called “Gloosters.”  (Please see the recipe at the end of this story.)  READ MORE 

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 work. And I’m not alone. Look back in the beginning of the Bible—Genesis, Chapter 1—and you’ll find God himself starting work on His plant choices.  READ MORE 

I'm excited to share with you the joys and wonders of raised bed gardening, a technique that has been a game-changer for countless green thumbs across America. Now, I must confess, this article is not just about the nitty-gritty of soil and bed construction.  READ MORE