In the Garden
Looking for home gardening tips? Find container gardening tricks, ideas for companion gardening, a guide for when to plant your vegetables and fruits and more helpful hints for your home-grown herbs, flowers and produce.
Get in the Gardening Zone With New USDA Plant Hardiness Map
If you haven’t heard, one of the biggest items in gardening news lately is the unveiling of the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
Gardening Tip: Know Your Roots
Our gardening expert identifies plants with shallow, medium and deep roots to help with interplanting flowers, fruits and vegetables in your garden.
Interplanting In Depth: Combining Fruits and Veggies With Flowers and Herbs
Interplanting flowers, herbs, vegetables and fruits creates some benefits that enhance the overall success of my garden. Here are reasons to interplant your garden.
Spring Gardening Guide
Ahh, spring, when a gardener’s thoughts turn to sowing the first seeds of the year: cool-season vegetables.
4 Healthy Benefits of Eating Garden-Fresh Produce
Reasons to eat fresh fruit and vegetables from your garden or local farm include phytochemicals, increased energy and reduced weight gain.
Thyme To Plant Your Herb Garden
Read our tips for planting herbs, and share your herb gardening experience.
5 Tips for Successful Home Gardens in Small Spaces
Don’t think you have enough space to grow your own veggies? Think again.
Growing Asparagus Takes Patience
If you’re starting asparagus in your garden this year, remember that you’ll have to wait three years after planting for your first crop.
Raise Your Own Pumpkins: How to Save Seeds
After carving the perfect Jack-o-Lantern, save your pumpkin seeds to plant next year.
Container Gardening Basics
Not a lot of space? A deck or patio that receives several hours of sunlight offers a great spot to try gardening in containers arranged in groups.
How to Grow Rosemary
Rosemary, a perennial evergreen shrub, can easily be grown in a home or garage during the winter months. The key is to make sure the area is cool and moist.
