Skip the synthetic chemicals and find your best gardening bud with these organic, earth-friendly picks.

Before designing your garden, observe the amount of sunlight in your yard. Choose a sunny spot with easy access to a rainwater collection barrel or hose. Next, decide if you want to build raised ...

I’d like to source organic flower bulbs grown without the use of environmentally damaging chemicals, especially ...

During different growth stages, fava plants offer various edible options, including shoots and tender pods. In spring, my vegetable garden is awash in color. Vibrant yellow broccoli rabe and mature ...

Winter is the season when gardeners and homeowners step back, take stock and start planning for the year ahead. For many, that planning includes a big question: Should I be using fewer chemicals in my ...

Planning your garden's fertilizer needs is best done before the spring season begins. Fertilizers are available in organic, natural, and synthetic forms, each with different properties. Organic ...

Eliot Coleman, whose 1989 book inspired generations of gardeners, shared the lessons he has been teaching for the past 50 some years in his latest work. By Margaret Roach In a world that often seems ...

Packets of seeds for cilantro often boast that they are “slow bolt.” Cilantro is one of those cool season crops that bolts when the weather gets hot. If planting cilantro for its leaves then bolting ...

Growing flowers doesn’t require a green thumb or years of experience. With the right plants and a little know-how about timing, even a first-time gardener can fill a yard, patio or windowsill with ...

Learn how to keep garden soil cooler in summer with proper watering, mulch, shade structures, and no-dig gardening methods ...