The Best Articles in Gardening

To attract songbirds to your yard for backyard birdwatching, you need to first do a bit of research on your area, then create a habitat the birds will love.

Find out how to trim ornamental grasses and keep yours looking their best all year round

How to Fertilize Vegetable Gardens Without Chemicals. Fertilizer manufacturers would like you to believe that it's impossible to grow a vegetable garden without chemicals, but gardeners and farmers…

Here are nine things that you can do right now to reduce the number of harmful insects, like mosquitoes, ants, and spiders, in your backyard.

From skipping the fertilizer to sharpening your mower blades, here's how to help your lawn survive when water is scarce.

A new study reveals community gardening helps lower stress and anxiety, and reduces cancer risks. Researchers found those who gardened had elevated fiber intake and increased physical activity.

Should you save your holiday amaryllis? Marianne talks about making that decision for yourself, and what is REALLY involved if you do.

In the right growing conditions, a jade plant can be a family heirloom since it can live for over 100 years. That's why it's vital to position them correctly.

Sugar water feeding in cities helps native nectar-eating birds in winter, but it’s important to use the right feeders to avoid pathogens.

Add a kick to your cooking by growing these top types of chili peppers

Washington State is the birthplace of a new death industry.

My family introduced me not only to plant knowledge but also to a frame through which I place myself into my environment and universe.

An American undergoes a gruelling apprenticeship to a Japanese master.

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If you're planning a new bed for perennials, groundcovers, shrubs or trees to plant next spring, the path to success starts with a good foundation.

Japanese knotweed evolved in one of the harshest environments on Earth – now scientists are desperately trying to find a way to destroy it.

Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Oliver Sacks, Rebecca Solnit, Bronson Alcott, Michael Pollan, Jamaica Kincaid, and more.

«The first pure joy of the garden… weeding all day to finish the beds in a queer sort of enthusiasm which made me say this is happiness.»

Discover how landscaping with evergreens can form the backbone of your garden design with year round planting

Don't let these pesky plants crash your garden party!

Note: I stuck my neck out a bit with this article, and if you’re easily offended perhaps you should skip it. However, the feedback on this article has been overwhelmingly favorable. The few that were…