Buying dormant Bleeding Hearts in a heat wave in August?
I think that’s a show of faith…

The website of the National Weather Service can be a great tool for gardeners. Here are some ways gardeners can use the different features of the site.

‘We can’t afford to lose plant species diversity’
Plants are essential for all life on earth and play a fundamental role in regulating the global climate. Plants give colour and inspiration to our lives, with gardening …

The USDA recently announced a new program that will develop and run community gardens at impoverished schools. Students will have the opportunity to learn about agriculture and nutrition in the gardens. Read more about the People’s Garden School Pilot Program.

Fall can be a great time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials, but you must plant early enough to let them settle in. Here’s a tip on knowing when to do your fall planting.

During my daily garden check-in, I noticed a curious pattern of spots on the walk at the garage…

August is a tough time for garden, it’s too soon for fall faves like Asters, Mums and Kale but the summer stuff is…frankly, pooped.

Gardenista joins several other iPhone apps created with the home gardener in mind. Like all apps I consider downloading, I questioned what was different about Gardenista, and was it worth its $2.99 price tag.

Where do you need blessings and overall good juju more than over your compost heap?

It may surprise some of you, but I’m just a small-town country girl at heart, happily living in the same suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, where I was born nearly 50 years ago. I visited Europe …

FOR HUMAN HEALTH (and pets too!): Countless studies have linked conventional chemical gardening pesticides and fertilizers to cancer, reproductive and …