Learn how certain flies, wasps, spiders, and other beneficial garden insects can keep garden pest populations in check and strengthen your backyard ecosystem. Our gardens are home to many natural ...

Most of us picture a perfect garden as neat, trimmed, and cleared of every fallen leaf by the time winter arrives.

Slugs and snails can be a mixed blessing in your garden. Slugs are almost exclusively a nuisance, while snails can have some benefits. Generally speaking, however, the drawbacks of each outweigh the ...

Whatever paradise means to you, it can't be a destination where nothing ever changes. Growth and improvement are baked into our very conception of perfection, and so it is with any garden paradise. If ...

Transforming your garden into a space where kids can play and explore doesn’t have to mean giving up on style.

This post walks you through some of the best plants for natural dyes and planning and preparing your garden, with tips for growing and harvesting four gorgeous dye garden plants. Did you know that you ...

A""balance between ornamental elements and a certain amount of 'letting go'"" is the key to the successful natural garden, writes Kingsbury (The New Perennial Garden), and such harmony between art and ...

In her latest book, Olivia Laing makes an impassioned case for the garden — as repository of natural beauty, as democratic ideal, as writerly inspiration. Credit...Embroidery by Jillian Tamaki; Photo ...

When it comes to home gardening, we often look for safe, affordable, and effective solutions to keep our plants healthy and disease-free. Surprisingly, one of the most powerful natural remedies for ...

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — When it comes to gardening, you don’t need a green thumb to get your hands dirty. “It's really just to learn about how other people do things,” said Joseph Wujek, of Battle ...