gardening

Fall doesn’t have to signal the end of the gardening year. In fact, with a little mid-summer prep, it can be a surprisingly abundant bonus season.

Research shows that older cancer survivors who garden feel better about their health, eat more greens, and experience improvements in their microbiomes.

The first step is to select heat-tolerant varieties, but often even that’s not enough. These tips will help plants survive, even thrive, in the bright sun.

Adding these tools can help extend a gardener’s reach, add power, prevent backaches, and make gardening chores easier.

Tama Matsuoka Wong, a lawyer turned pro forager, makes a case for a gentler approach to tending the land. You'll reap an unexpected bounty—for less work.

When you find a patch of wild plants you want to keep track of and protect, surround it with a simple enclosure to mark the spot.

With a combination of natural methods, organic gardeners can keep their gardens as weed-free as their synthetic herbicide-spraying counterparts.

As the garden finally moves into the height of growing season, the pest pressure increases exponentially. Put down the bug spray, and read on.

Plant it and they will come—bugs by the hundreds. But don’t shriek, they may be friendly. Let’s meet the white hats of the insect world.

Old gardens have a sense of history developed through centuries of loving care. Capture that ageless elan much faster with these tips and tricks.

Daylilies suffering from leaf streak fungus are usually planted in the shade or near water.

Expert rosarians bust common myths and reveal secrets for lush, healthy blooms.

It’s crucial to find the right spot to build your raised garden bed.

Hanging baskets of flowers, ivies, herbs, fruits, and vegetables add instant beauty—and maximize garden space. They’re also ideal for apartments.

Gardeners and exercisers had fewer sleep complaints than non-exercisers, and those who spent more time in the garden had increasingly fewer complaints.

Beans are easy enough for anyone to grow, and once they’re dried, they provide delicious nutrition all year long.

At Rose Story Farm in California’s Carpinteria Valley, Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn has brought her lifelong love of the flowers into full, multicolored bloom.

Wildflowers are beautiful and, if one chooses wisely, can be grown with significantly less maintenance than more formal plantings.

Plant a mix of annuals and perennials for a garden you can enjoy year after year.

Not all garden crops want or need a full sun of six hours a day or more. There are some resilient plants that can tolerate and even thrive in the shade.