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, ...

From a distance it looks like an artfully designed ornamental garden rolling down the crest of a New Hampshire slope. Lush green hedges segment space, tall shrubs form vertical accents, foxglove ...

When we think about vegetable gardens, we don’t usually think about interplanting flowers and herbs with our vegetables. In recent years, the internet has exploded with information and misinformation ...

TO MY HUSBAND, a garden means a sort of outdoor refrigerator, ideally stocked with enough fresh vegetables to rival a Whole Foods. What tips for growing vegetables do you have to share with other ...

Less than a mile from the crowded center of Camden, Maine, Leslie Fillnow’s garden winds from the pumpkins and squash curling over the fieldstone wall below her steep lawn to the patch of purple ...

Looking to give your landscape an update? These 2025 garden trends will be popping up all over the neighborhood soon.

With high soil and air temperatures and abundant sunshine, August is a key time to plant. Now that spring plantings have largely been harvested, it's the last chance to plant many herbs, vegetables ...

A practical guide to blending fruits, vegetables, and herbs with ornamental plants in Indian gardens to boost freshness, ...

To ensure success for your crops, direct-sow seeds as early as possible in August. If your frost date is rapidly approaching, look for fast-maturing crops or plant starts instead of sowing seeds. It ...

Gardening isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for you. Even if you’re just getting started, gardening can increase your activity levels and lower your stress. According to the Mayo Clinic, the ...