No matter what hardiness zone you're in, there are a number of vegetables you should sow in January and February.

Starting seeds early seems like a good idea in theory, but in practice it can lead to some real headaches and stunted ...

Whether you're new to growing lilacs or are curious about that shrub that's been in your backyard for years, you'll want to ...

Both the garden and I get a second wind in September. After the mellowness of summer months, and leisurely August pastimes, my mind craves a refocus and regroup. It’s not quite the back-to-school ...

At the beginning of the season, we’re all guilty of sweating our tomatoes. We continually peek at them, waiting for that first tomato to ripen to perfection. And when we get that first bite? It’s the ...

Many years ago, when I first discovered that a surefire way to get free houseplants was to bring some in from the garden, you would have thought I’d hit the jackpot. When you’re a plant-obsessed ...

The signs of sickly plants – wilted leaves, discolored foliage, malformed and stunted growth – are like a silent plea for help. If every leaf tells a story, this one would be saying the plants aren’t ...

You could say we have an obsession with compost around here. And why wouldn’t we? It’s the perfect organic soil amendment – nutrient-rich and filled with microbial life – that we can make ourselves, ...

A visit to any trendy food vendor will yield some interesting ingredients on the menu. For example, my daughter recently tried squid ink ice cream at one of our favorite spots in East Aurora, NY. It ...

Cream Legbar chicks – I dare you not to fall in love with those faces. Getting baby chicks is so much fun. Those fuzzy balls of fluff have a way of melting even the chilliest of hearts, and before you ...

Gardening comes with a lot of anecdotal wisdom, and not all of it works. However, one bit of gardening advice that’s proven to work time and again is to plant tomatoes on their side in a trench or ...

I’m not typically one to tackle DIY projects. Anything that requires a power tool is largely out of my wheelhouse. That was until I found pictures online of a glass cabinet greenhouse I simply had to ...