The key to growing a successful garden is being diligent about planning. While you may like the way a plant looks in one area of your yard, it doesn't necessarily mean that's where the greenery will ...

Grow sweet alyssum to provide nectar for hoverflies, which feed on aphids. Each spring, I grow legions of onions and shallots from seed, and my biggest challenge is keeping them weeded. Last year, I ...

In this video, I give you my vegetable garden plan for the new growing season by taking you on a tour around our veggie patch. Plus, I show you some new and exciting vegetable seed varieties that I am ...

With the first frost quickly approaching in many regions, some gardeners think that fall signals the end of the gardening season. You may be happy to know that it's far from true. What you can plant ...

Vegetable gardening is both an art and a science. Figuring out when and where to plant the vegetables, what pests to look out for, when to harvest, and all the other fine details could be enough to ...

A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden, ...

It’s time to get ready for fall vegetable gardening. We know, we know: It’s still hot outside. Falling leaves and crisp autumn air feel an eternity away. But for some of our favorite cool-season ...

One of the busiest times for gardening questions at the Extension Office is the month of June. Folks are wondering why their vegetables are not growing as they expected. Either they are wilting in the ...

Local plant nurseries are seeing spikes in seed sales. People are starting vegetable gardens big and small, including a plethora of backyard plots and windowsill herbs. Some plant lovers are engaged ...