"Fewer slugs, fewer earwigs, and fewer aphids." Expert gardener reveals surprising benefit of growing plant next to your ...

If you have spinach plants in your garden and want to help them thrive, here are 16 vegetables that will encourage growth and deter any would-be pests.

Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots,” writes columnist ...

A cold wind tore through my garden recently, bringing the first snow and driving me in for winter’s hibernation. But even though I am tempted to take to my couch, armed with garden catalogs, I ...

How to become a well-composted gardener | George Weigel Published: Sep. 21, 2023, 7:00 a.m. Compost can supply healthy doses of nutrition and organic matter to fuel growth all around the landscape.

What's the well-heeled gardener wearing? Who cares? Gardeners care more about their zinnias and tomatoes than they do about fashionable overalls or clogs.

Gardening can be a dirty business, so what we wear when we head out to weed, prune or plant has to stand up to hard use. We all have our favorite pair of shoes, pants, etc., for working in the garden.

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Well, hello, Dahlia: A tour through one reluctant gardener's non-tunia garden In the end, I wind up with a garden that is, well, informal. A master gardener might shudder at my harum-scarum ...