Ideas & Inspiration
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The Rewarding Battle Of Starting Seeds Indoors
Starting seeds and caring for seedlings indoors isn't always easy, but it's definitely worth it. Click to read more.
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The Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden
At the Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden, people of all ages are engaged in volunteer projects for the quarter acre wildlife habitat and pollinator garden.
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Fall Fruit Trees: Happy Accidents with Homegrown Apricots
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Fall Fruit Trees: Making Cider from Homegrown Apples
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How To Bring Plants Indoors Without Bugs
We all enjoy a vacation in the summer and the same is true of our plants. But many gardeners are hesitant to do this for fear of bringing houseplant bugs indoors in the fall. Read on to learn how to avoid that.
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A Therapy Garden: Adult Day Center of Somerset County for Alzheimer's
For so many whose families have been touched by Alzheimer's, day therapy centers provide a welcome respite
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Fresh Garden Peas
When it comes time to harvest garden peas, few ever make it to the table. So why, you may ask, is this a bad thing?
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Backyard Growers
In the small historic city of Gloucester, Massachusetts, hundreds of garden beds are managed by Program Director, Corinne Lippie along with more than two hundred volunteers in the non-profit organization, Backyard Growers.
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Caridad Gardens
Merideth Spriggs makes things happen. Calling her an innovator doesn't fully capture her awesome ability to make a difference in the world.
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Chemical Free Lawn Care Tips
Moving out from the suburbs and purchasing acreage changed my ingrained principles of how to care for a lawn. Read on for more.
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There Are No Gardening Mistakes, Only Experiments
My favorite gardening quote is "There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.†Learn why I live by it.
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The Charles Henry Chapman Memorial Community Garden
Geoffrey Johnson's energy, foresight, and generosity are a perfect example of how successful community gardens are born.
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Plants With Personality
Click here to learn about the interesting personas I believe each of my plants has, and why I feel that way about each.
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Which Is Better?
Seeds or transplants, which is better? Click here to find out which I prefer and why.
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The Seedy Side Of Town
The problem with seeds is you can't plant them all at once, so you have to find somewhere to put them. Click here to see how I manage it.
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Nina's Hope House
Learning about the Hope House program in the Austin region of Texas is an eye-opening and heartwarming experience. Click to learn more.
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High Yield Flowers For The Home Cutting Garden
I frequently emphasize the importance of cut-and-come-again flowers for the backyard garden. Click here to learn why this is.
