Gradually, the user started planting flowers, adding lights, and sprucing up the garden into a small outdoor oasis. Homeowner shares before-and-after photos of backyard transformation using surprising ...

Note: A version of this column ran Jan. 15, 2016. Virtually any container that you can cut or punch drainage holes into can be used for vegetable gardening. Styrofoam ice chests, livestock watering ...

Apr. 14—This story was originally published in May 2019. Finding space for your garden is one of the greatest challenges of urban homesteading. If you do not have space in your yard for a plot and ...

Stand Up and Garden (The Countryman Press, 2012) by Master Gardener Mary Moss-Sprague is a complete how-to guide for raised-bed gardening that allows anyone to grow robust fruits and vegetables in any ...

There's nothing like preparing a meal using vegetables that were picked only five minutes earlier. That goal drives the efforts of many home gardeners. But many people, especially those new to ...

A container garden can be a work of art. It can also be a practical way to save money and eat healthy by growing an edible garden of herbs and vegetables in your yard, on your porch or at the window ...

Growing plants in containers can be easier than growing them in the ground for many reasons. Among these are that soil, location, and climate can be controlled more easily. It allows us to have and ...

As outdoor spaces have shrunk and the pace of life has become much faster than it used to be, new types of gardens have had to emerge. The best landscapes now aren’t measured in square footage or ...

If you love using fresh herbs in the kitchen, growing your own is a rewarding hobby. Herbs are generally fairly easy to care for, and there are lots of helpful tips for growing a thriving herb garden.

Container gardens — thriving little gardens for any sized property — continue to top the annual gardening trend lists year after year, and for good reason too. There is hardly anything easier and more ...