The onion family (Alliaceae) consists of about 400 closely related cousins. Although I always grow onions, garlic and shallots, one of my favorite members of the onion clan is the leek.
When you consciously garden for medicine, you find yourself cultivating gratitude on a daily basis.
he Edible Schoolyard Project expands across the country to teach children about sustainable food.
We have lived in our current house for seven years, and ever since we moved in, we've been wanting to redo our front porch.
This time of year, sage becomes popular in the kitchen, though we would all be "sage” to respect its place in our lives throughout the year.
Late fall isn't too late to give your orchard some love—doing so will give you a jumpstart on a healthy, productive 2014.
The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) has always had a role on our Thanksgiving Day table.
I've discovered that getting an amaryllis to bloom year after year is part art and part science, but it's a plant gift that can continue to bring joy to its recipient for years to come.
One of the last things we harvested on our farm each year is the hawthorn berry. It’s finally time to get our share before the birds take theirs.
While evergreens of all sorts add texture and color to the winter garden, I also think that a winter garden is incomplete without a quilt-like swathe of evergreen groundcovers.
It’s that time of year when folks are out in the pumpkin patches. Some want to haul home the largest pumpkin they can find, while others are looking for a specific shape or inherent character.
Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit a beautiful public garden in Alexandria, Va. Twenty minutes from the Capitol Building, Green Spring Gardens is a National Historic Site originally donated to Fairfax County by its previous owners, Michael and Belinda Straight.
