Blueberries may look effortless at the grocery store, but growing your own at home can be surprisingly tricky. Many new gardeners find that their bushes don't fruit, drop leaves too quickly, or simply ...

In a world with rapidly disappearing wilderness and ever-expanding human developments, what can a home gardener do to stem the tide? Thomas Rainer and Claudia West answer that question in their newly ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

It might be more cutting time than planting time, but that doesn’t mean the time for learning about plants and flowers has wilted. When the rains nourish your plants, check out the new Yale University ...

“A garden is a great teacher,” wrote Gertrude Jekyll. Jekyll was a pioneering English gardener, designer, and writer best known for introducing a natural, flowing cottage-style approach to garden ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Marilyn Crosley retired from the classroom years ago but she never left the building. Instead of a classroom with a chalkboard and chairs, her classroom these days is a greenhouse ...

The forest landscape in Louisiana today is a story of the steady progression of tree farming practices. It is a progression driven by economics and guided by vision and stewardship. From the early ...