The best plants for kids are the ones they want to grow. I’ve been gardening with my children since they were old enough to eat the dirt, and they enjoy the experience so much more when they get in ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

In August I learned that my book “Listening to Nature’s Voice” was selected by the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (GCFP)* to kick off its new “GCFP Reads” initiative. Invitations followed to ...

When I first planted my garden, it felt like setting up a stage for a performance, where the main actors—bees and butterflies ...

Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker unearth botany’s buried history. “B Is for Breadfruit,” from “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children.”Credit...Kara Walker Supported by By Celia McGee Celia ...