Permaculture relies on 12 core design principles that are simple to integrate into your flower and vegetable gardens. These principles do not need to be used all at once, but by incorporating as many ...

It’s time to shake up everything you know about gardening. While you likely envision rows of your favorite herbs and vegetables when thinking about a garden, resetting those ideas can provide a ...

Once you open the gate to making your garden more sustainable, it's not just tips and tricks you'll come across, but also terms that refer to different philosophies and practices. When words like ...

Even on a damp and overcast morning, Angelica Papio’s garden is a pretty place, a wonderland of effervescent flowers and foliage. And yet nothing in this small space gets to just sit around looking ...

Vocabulary lesson: Don’t confuse “permafrost” and “permaculture,” both terms that have been in the news lately. Permafrost refers to regions of the world that are permanently frozen but are now ...

Leaving my garden in the heat of summer can feel worrying but some simple planning means it misses me less than I miss it.

Master Gardener training whetted my appetite to learn more about plants and the best way to grow things. Like so many learning experiences, the predominant thing I learned was how much I didn’t know.

"My neighbors laughed in year one." Homeowner shares striking side-by-side photo showing how much their yard differs from ...

‘Plants feeding plants’ is the basic idea behind plant-based permaculture layering for healthy soils. You can create layers anywhere, even in your houseplant pots. Layering not only creates beneficial ...

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