Organic gardeners recommend using worm castings as a fantastic, non-toxic fertilizer that can boost soil health and help you ...

The benefits of a backyard compost pile or bin are well known by seasoned gardeners, but sometimes achieving the right mix for that finished “black gold” can be tricky. If the pile is open, it can be ...

Heading back into the garden after winter can be stressful, but Monty Don has shared a few very easy tasks that can help ...

Heading back into the garden may seem daunting, yet Monty Don offers some easy steps to help your plants flourish and come ...

Fed up with foxes trashing your beds overnight? Learn how two simple household items can halt the digging while keeping ...

You don't have to wait for your ugly old stump to rot away, because it's easy to cover up a tree stump and turn it into a raised garden bed. Here's how.

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

A WOODCHUCK IS WOOLLY. Who knows what he thinks? He hibernates in his underground lair, a groundhog by any other name, his ...

The value that parsley adds to your garden—no matter how humble—is endless. Here’s everything you need to know to grow and ...

Growing vegetables is not only a good way to get access to healthy food, it could also be a path to better mental health and ...

A snake has no eyelids, so cannot blink. Its eyes are protected by a fixed type of scale that acts like a contact lens to keep out dust and prevent damage from scratching. Consequently, it sleeps with ...

There’s always more to be done when it comes to reducing food waste and working sustainably. How far are restaurants and caterers willing to go?