If it is winter where you are, your garden may be in hibernation. But there is one area that can be used for a variety of gardening activities even now - the raised bed. If you have planned ahead, now ...

If you have a small backyard, you may assume you're limited in the flowers and shrubs you can plant. With a small backyard, you need to be careful not to overdo your gardening efforts, which could ...

Your front yard is the first impression guests have of your home, and one of the most effective ways to enhance its curb appeal is by incorporating beautiful flower beds. Whether you have a green ...

Whether you cultivate flowers or vegetables, growing them in raised beds can lift your garden to new heights. They make planting easy, allow you to grow favorites that might prove difficult in central ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Also known as pot ...

One of my main pandemic projects last summer was to rejuvenate a large bed in our backyard. The place had been neglected for a number of years, so the weeds and brush had a good head start, and it ...

A private garden need only please its owner; after all, taste is very individual. But while beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, there are some basic garden design principles to keep in mind. An ...

From soil improvement to crafts, these winter garden ideas will keep you busy until spring and make your garden better.

Q: I have silver maple roots growing up into my raised flower beds. Any way to control it short of lining the beds with something permanent and expensive? A: Short answer: Not that I know of. There ...

When you face a flower bed and can’t immediately tell what’s a weed and what’s a flower, you have a situation my wife calls "Code Red." It happens to the best of us at times — myself included. So what ...