Whether you live in a suburban neighborhood and tend a backyard garden, or nurture soil-filled growbags on a sunny window ledge or rooftop in Brooklyn, your efforts will be more productive, beautiful ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

I can't promise you won't break a sweat, especially in hot, humid climates, but "no dig" gardening is much easier than dragging out the shovel to turn the soil and get your garden ready for planting.

Martha Stewart once said that if you want to be happy for a year, get married, if you want to be happy for ten years, get a dog, and if you want to be happy for a lifetime, start a garden. Gardening ...

As a city dweller, I'm always looking for ways to make gardening easier (and more compact). I just don't have space for the grand garden I often dream of. Still, I love to experiment with new methods ...

“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...

"Why would anyone dig?" Expert gardener reveals 'easiest' method to eliminate weeds from your garden: 'My mind is blown' first appeared on The Cool Down.

What’s your gardening style? The way we garden can determine whether we are increasing or decreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon has been on my mind lately following the release of ...

Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs. To deter digging pests, gardeners can use chicken wire, plant more bulbs than ...

Jen Kardos has personal experience with the benefits of gardening. When she had postpartum health problems after her third child was born, working outside helped her recover. 'The gardening ...