Crop Rotation 101: What it is and Why You Need to Know

Planting the same thing in the same place year after year drains nutrients from the soil. You can avoid this by changing what you plant on a particular plot or bed from year to year.
Gardening Terms Every Beginner Should Know

If you are new to gardening, you are likely to run into difficulty deciphering certain terminologies in gardening books and blogs. Here is a glossary of terms thay may come in handy.
6 Summer Chores for the Tireless Gardener

The end of the cool season does not mean an end to the gardener’s labors. Here are six gardening chores to accompolish this summer.
Natural Forest Garden: Beautiful 6-Step Garden

While the name might imply that they require considerable space, forest gardening is simply another way to integrate edible and useful trees and bushes into home gardens.
Container Gardening for Beginners

Cunningly arranged, lushly planted containers bring the joy of gardening to the smallest of corners. Here’s how to start your own container garden.
Growing Tarragon: Practical Gardening Guide

Unlike those overbearing herbs that dominate whatever dish they touch, French tarragon is a gentle mediator of flavors. Here is how you grow this aromatic herb in your backyard.
Lush Bog Garden: Beautiful 3-Step Gardening Guide

If you have a leaky pond or a perennially wet patch in your backyard, you can convert it into a child-safe bog garden. Here’s how.
All About Growing Native Plants in Your Garden

Native plants are gradually earning space in backyard gardens everywhere. Here’s how to incorpoate them into your garden.
Want to grow a rooftop garden? Here’s how to get started.

City dwellers are finding ways around limited gardening space by growing gardens on rooftops. Here’s how to start your own rooftop garden.
Effective Double-Dig Garden Bed: 6-Step Gardening Solution

The trend is no-dig. But there might be a time and place for double-digging for some gardeners in certain situations.