Garlic needs to be planted 4 to 6 inches apart, so keep that in mind if you cluster several cloves together in one area.

Here's what you need to know to plan the perfect pumpkin patch experience and make your family's visit headache-free.

Wait, wait … Don’t prune it! My other half often jokes about me having a panel show in the style of Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me ...

Every fall, we all run out and purchase chrysanthemums to decorate our homes. Their glorious fall-colored hues bring a splash of bold color to our homes as the natural world begins to fade into brown ...

All throughout the year, glass jars are in season. Pickle jars, mustard jars, jam jars, peanut butter jars, Mason jars… Tall ones, short ones, blue ones, clear ones. Glass jars can be found in all ...

When thinking about edible plants and foraging for food, ferns are one of the first things that come to mind. But, whether you’re a seasoned forager or an inquisitive gardener, knowing the facts about ...

Everyone knows that compost is like black gold for your garden. Compost prevents soil erosion, it supplies your plants with necessary nutrients, it improves disease resistance and aids in water ...

Sphagnum mosses are an utterly unique and fascinating genus of bog-dwelling plants. Perhaps you’re most familiar with them in their dried form. The light brown, fibrous, stringy bits are widely used ...

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is a hardy perennial herb native to the Mediterranean. As part of the Apiacaea family, it is closely related to carrot, celery, and parsley. This culinary and medicinal ...

Now is the season to stop treating your backyard garden as a mini-farm and end the backbreaking work of digging once and for all. Not only will your gardening “work” be more fun, you’ll end up working ...

The signs of sickly plants – wilted leaves, discolored foliage, malformed and stunted growth – are like a silent plea for help. If every leaf tells a story, this one would be saying the plants aren’t ...

While bees and their remarkable raw honey generally get a lot of buzzingly good press, we often lose sight of the other amazing gifts they have to offer. Beeswax is an age-old, renewable material that ...