Elizabeth Scholl

If you already enjoy the fragrance of lilacs as they blossom in the spring, you’ll absolutely love these projects that put the flowers to use.

Lemongrass brings scant pest or disease risk, and you can easily grow it for use in teas as well as your favorite Asian-inspired meals.

A beauty of the garden, roses can be transformed into a luxurious homemade skin treatment.

Treat your mom to some homemade R&R this Mother’s Day with spa treatments straight from the garden.

Combine vinegar and spring herbs into a delightful pantry staple high in vitamins and minerals that can be used on spring salads, in prepared dishes or taken as a supplement.

Even in a patio or balcony garden, you can tuck in flowers that bees and butterflies love as companions for your edibles.

Encourage the open exchange of seeds in your community to increase the diversity of seeds grown and encourage new gardeners to get started.

This New York town is transforming itself into a plentiful food forest, where its residents can harvest organic vegetables while strolling the sidewalks.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day—or any day—with a tea that benefits the health of your heart.

Soothe sore muscles and ease chest congestion with a homemade salve made from pine, fir and juniper needles.