Most of us have already started seeds this year, and now the focus should move from getting them to germinate to preparing them for life in the garden.
Grow berries for your favorite desserts and breakfast dishes while adding a touch of ambiance to your landscape with these fruit-bearing shrubs.
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is an introduced weed that’s very aggressive and can quickly overtake garden beds, as it has at my house.
This week, I want to discuss some common herbs that you might add to your family meals that have anti-viral and immune-stimulating benefits.
Imagine what it would be like to harvest juicy Golden Muscats or full-bodied Concords just outside your backdoor! One of the biggest problems grape growers face, however, are fungal diseases.
Here in Ohio, the mumps virus is in the news right now, so everyone is in crisis mode. It seems that when we hear about one of the old childhood diseases, like mumps, measles or whooping cough, we worry that a catastrophe is brewing.
Pests can devastate a garden, but before you spray, think twice about how your pesticides could harm helpful garden bugs.
Good weeds. These two words together create what might seem to be the single biggest oxymoron in the gardening world.
This slender predator insect can be a great asset to your garden, keeping pest populations under control.
Larger than your typical cold frame, these plans will help you construct a place to extend the growing season of your favorite garden vegetables.
I have exciting news! My new book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control (Timber Press, 2014) is now on the market.
Since the time of the earliest settlers in this country, the process has been relatively the same: We clear an area of trees and shrubs, peel off the sod, and till the soil.
