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

On a cold winter day, nothing soothes the body like a bowl of hot chicken soup. One of my go-to ingredients in soup is ...

Discover 25 of the most productive vegetables perfect for container gardening including best vegetables for pots easy to grow and high yielding options #ContainerGardening #Vegetables #GardeningTips # ...

Plastic fruit containers are reusable in countless ways. Instead of throwing them out, try repurposing your used plastic ...

Think it's too early to plant veggies? January is actually the ideal time to get many crops started, whether they're planted ...

Trying to start a vegetable garden can feel like a gigantic task - but if you know the basics, you can start right away and ...

January feels like the dead of winter, but it’s actually a really useful “head start” month. You’re not filling beds yet, you’re setting things up so that when spring does arrive, you’re weeks ahead ...

Want to start a home garden but also want to see a quick turnaround on your work? Here are several of the fastest growing vegetables for your home garden.

As the winter blues hit, the hope for bright colors and sunny skies urges gardeners to plan for the upcoming growing season.

Bare-root deciduous fruit trees are now arriving in nurseries and home improvement centers. In order to squeeze these trees into containers, their roots have been pruned, a practice that will diminish ...