GARDENING

 You’ve put time, care and energy into your garden, only to find chewed leaves, holey herbs or unwelcome bugs making themselves at home. It’s frustrating, but there’s good news: you don’t...

Are you looking to start a vegetable garden but unsure where to begin? Growing vegetables at home can be incredibly rewarding, and some crops are perfect for beginner gardeners. In this g...

It’s that first good gardening day of the spring, and you’re excited to start digging in the earth again. But your day will go a lot more smoothly—and with a reduced risk of post-activity...

Warm breezes and birds singing can only mean one thing to a gardener: It’s time to get out into the garden again. And one way to ensure a productive growing season is to follow this sprin...

One productive way to spend extra time at home is to give over part of your yard to a garden. Fresh air, exercise, homegrown veggies—what more could you want? No yard? No problem: Many pl...

Now that temperatures are dropping and the leaves are changing colors, you may think it’s time to put away your gardening tools for the year.Not so! Here are ways to keep your garden prod...

Being a gardener has its advantages: Besides letting you grow your own food and get out into the fresh air, keeping a garden also helps you stay flexible and loose.The only concern? Enjoy...

No store-bought tomato can compare in flavor with that of one you’ve picked, fully ripe and fragrant, from your own garden. That’s a big reason why tomatoes are the most popular vegetable...

You may love gardening...but your sinuses and nasal passages may have other ideas. The good news is that there are ways to exercise your green thumb while reducing the risk of sneezes and...

If the cold winter weather is keeping you from your passion for gardening, there’s plenty of opportunity to keep your green thumb creatively busy indoors.Beyond nurturing the standard pot...

Working in the garden is a form of meditation for Scott Lindsley.The realtor and urban farmer spends his mornings inspecting the beehive, checking on seeds germinating in the small greenh...

So you’re really into this garden thing. The plants are growing well and you’re actually starting to feel like a green-thumb pro. And then you notice a cabbage leaf full of holes. Any v...