Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

The author of “The Heirloom Gardener” offers tips for growing a garden of lush perennials you can put in a soup or add to a salad. By Margaret Roach Many weeks before tomato seedlings can be safely ...

The most valuable plants in your garden are the ones nobody talks about. They aren’t this year’s trending tomato variety or the latest heirloom squash. They’re the ones your grandparents planted in a ...

Want a beautiful garden without the upkeep? Start with these easy, resilient perennials.

It happens to us all: maybe you spent hours landscaping your yard for the year, enjoyed a season of blooms, but you sadly watched all of your plants die back and never return. Chances are, you ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Edible landscaping is one of the most rewarding ways to transform your yard into a space that’s as nourishing as it is beautiful. Imagine stepping outside and plucking fresh basil for dinner or ...

For many growers, vegetable gardens are ephemeral. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini and many other common garden plants are annuals: seeded in spring and finished by the fall. But the all-annual ...

Annual crops, such as tomatoes, corn, and lettuce, cover a significant portion of our plates and farmland acres. However, the constant work of planting and harvesting can be time-consuming and tiring.

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