Getting Started with Asparagus
Asparagus has so much going for it, yet it’s sometimes overlooked by gardeners. Don’t let that be you! Asparagus is very hardy in our northern…
Asparagus has so much going for it, yet it’s sometimes overlooked by gardeners. Don’t let that be you! Asparagus is very hardy in our northern…
In this weird, Seattle-like winter, nothing brightens up a home as much as a lemon, lime or orange tree growing indoors. Growing citrus indoors in…
We’re northern gardeners, so we lovingly embrace our short growing season and we don’t whine about winter weather (at least not very often). But that…
Is your garden in need of a plant that’s charming, tasty, delicate and hardy? Then it’s high thyme you plant this herb and begin exploring…
Growing ornamental, blooming plants alongside fruits and vegetables offers many benefits, and it’s fun! The term “companion planting” is defined by WebMD as “the practice…
‘Tis the season for county fairs and all the delights that go with them: cotton candy, Ferris wheels and (hopefully) lots of blue ribbons. If…
An estimated 13 million viewers tuned in to watch Food Network’s Ciao House this summer, so I know I wasn’t the only one who caught…
It’s tomato season! Delicious tomatoes, sun-ripened and fresh from the vine—what’s better than that? Of course, any gardening endeavor produces questions, and you may be…
Summers are short here in the North, and we obviously want to maximize our garden harvest as much as we can. That’s easy if you…
When it comes to growing vegetables, peas just don’t get the credit they deserve. According to data from the National Gardening Association, 86 percent of…
Okay, northern gardeners: tomato season is upon us and we have some decisions to make. We could plant our gardens full of Early Girl or…
Sometimes it seems like our northern gardens are reluctant to get growing in the spring. It’s as if everything is in slow motion… the first…
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
Mother Nature is on her own schedule; this spring proves it more than ever. No matter when the blooming begins, the spring parade of color found in shrubs and small trees is splendid, and these beauties display in a fairly predictable order.
Few things brighten up a winter kitchen like a cheerful container of herbs on the windowsill, but those savory stems take on glamorous appeal when…
Author Kim Roman says YES, you can. In her new book, How to Garden Indoors and Grow Your Own Food Year Round (Creative Homeowner, 2022),…
It’s late summer, and even though I’ve never been to your garden, I can predict this: it’s full of zucchini. If there’s one thing we…