"No dig" gardening is a system of layering organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil ready for planting. A "no dig" garden area should be prepared several weeks before you are ready to sow seeds ...

Martha Stewart once said that if you want to be happy for a year, get married, if you want to be happy for ten years, get a dog, and if you want to be happy for a lifetime, start a garden. Gardening ...

With the crack of dawn, somewhere, a gardener trudges into their garden. They squat down on the garden bed and start digging the soil with a shovel. For them, it’s as harmless as a cup of morning tea.

Gardening is a hobby, a way of providing food to the community, a profession and a fantastic way to fill the pantry. But not all gardening is created equal when it comes to sustainability. One voice ...

“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruits. Strawberry tree is a moniker attached to two arboreal species. One of them (Arbutus unedo) is a popular ornamental tree prized for its domed canopy and ...

If you’re tired of spending hours digging and tilling your garden every year, a no-dig garden could be a great solution. Because of the soil depth limitations, it’s best to stick to plants with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In this edition of Plant Daddy, Tim Joyce ...