Whether you have a generously proportioned backyard or are restricted to balcony or patio growing, there are many fantastic vegetable garden ideas to explore. For small spaces, container gardening ...

The birdbath in the back enlivens the space by inviting and nourishing local birds, which adds life and habitat to your ...

Learn the essentials of vegetable garden layout design to create the perfect garden at home. Discover ideas for small spaces, ...

Photo / 123rf If you are restricted by space for a vegetable garden, the best way to make ... one of the best ideas I have seen is a potato box. You add your soil, starting at the base and plant ...

Look for the other chapters on growing vegetables such as where to locate a vegetable bed, kinds of garden beds and containers, how to transplant, how to irrigate, how to protect from hail ...

Flowers aren’t just ornamental, they can be beneficial, too. This is especially true when it comes to your vegetable garden. “Planting flowers alongside vegetables provides numerous ...

Derek Fell, a Brit transplanted to the Northeast U.S. and ultimately to Florida's Sanibel Island, wrote "Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space." ...

Whether you are an avid gardener or a first timer who wants to start growing your own vegetables or flowers, here are a few tips to prepare for gardening season, offered up by two longstanding ...

Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden ...

Borage is popular with insects, particularly bees, and is a great cover crop over winter. Photo / Phil Thomsen The one good thing I find when winter starts to arrive is that it does give me the ...