Google Earth Helps Track Chicago Gardens
Researchers at the University of Illinois use Google Earth to help track urban garden growth in Chicago.
How to Plant a Shade Garden
Learn the difference between partial shade, full shade and deep shade – and which plants thrive in each.
Fertilizer Facts For Your Garden
Organic or synthetic? Fertilizer facts help gardeners decide which is best for their plants.
Grow a Green Thumb with The Garden Journal: The Essentials
Take the guesswork out of gardening with Liane Doxey’s helpful book, The Garden Journal: The Essentials.
Food For the Soul: Family Garden Feeds More Than Appetite
A family learns life lessons that feed the soul through gardening.
6 Common Gardening Mistakes to Avoid
Avoid some common mistakes we gardeners make that result in a lot of extra work.
Calculating Plants: Use Math to Plan and Grow Your Garden
Dig up those arithmetic skills to help plan a successful garden.
Quincy Retiree Grows 600 Tomato Plants
Retiree Bob Koenig of Quincy turned his hobby into a small business with 600 tomato plants grown in his garden.
Protect Your Plants From Frost
Most of the spring plants in your yard and garden require protection when overnight frost is predicted. Here are a few methods for sheltering plants in garden beds.
Rosemary, a Versatile Winter Herb
Rosemary, a perennial evergreen shrub, can easily be grown in a home or garage during the winter months. The key is to make sure the area is cool and moist.
Protecting Your Perennials
Caring for your perennials in the cool weather months is key in ensuring healthy buds in the spring. Tips on whether or not to cut back your perennials.
Garden Speak: Understanding Botanary
Have you ever been around a group of gardeners who seem to be talking in a foreign language? Here are some of the more common terms, starting with botanary, which is short for botanical dictionary.
Container Garden Excitement
When your only space is a deck or patio, container gardening is for you.
Raised Beds Grow in Popularity
Try building a raised-bed garden, which is simply a garden built on top of your native soil.
Children’s Book: Our Generous Garden
Children’s book teaches kids where their food really comes from.
3 Ways To Preserve Tomatoes
One of summer’s tastiest gifts is a basket of juicy ripe tomatoes fresh from the vine. With a day’s work and a little know-how, you can enjoy your bounty of summer tomatoes year-round.
Guerilla Gardens Replace Eyesores
Guerilla gardeners take action to clean up – and beautify – their communities.
Lasagna Gardening Layers It On Thick
Lasagna gardening is organic, earth-friendly and most importantly, incredibly easy.
Pinching and Deadheading Your Plants
The gardening methods of pinching and deadheading sound a little mean, don’t they? But while they sound a little harsh, both methods can greatly improve a plant’s appearance.
