In the face of rising global temperatures and climate change, gardeners and homeowners are increasingly looking at ways of making their gardens more sustainable. From drought-tolerant planting to ...

If you are looking to harvest more homegrown food in your garden, why not take a note from nature and grow like a forest? In the wild, plants grow in complimentary layers to maximize space and ...

Modern gardening often involves weeding, turning the soil, fertilization, and pest control. But permaculture is the practice of growing a garden with the least amount of intervention possible, relying ...

For healthy food and a wealth of other tangible and intangible yields, here are some offbeat places to plant a forest garden. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering ...

What perennials can I plant around my vegetable garden to attract pollinators? Native species would be a plus. Some of the best perennials for attracting pollinators include bee balm, coneflowers, ...

You can find them in almost every neighborhood – a pop of green among the city buildings where people gather to plant, weed and chat inside fenced-off gardens. With close to 200 community and ...

We believe Goose Creek is sowing more than edible plants with its new community food forest at John McCants Veterans Park. The city is planting the seeds of civic pride, environmental stewardship and ...

It’s not easy to convince a room full of first graders to try broccoli sprouts, but Matt Zuk did just that on a recent Friday morning. As founding CEO of Terroir Designs, Zuk has partnered with Penn ...

Food forests are an effort to rewild urban spaces to grow food. Maryland has several including a food forest trail.

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida school celebrated Earth Day with some planting. Students from Charles D. Wyche Elementary in Miami Gardens planted native trees in its food forest. Prior ...