Before going outside and getting right into setting up your garden soil, it’s best to spend a little time planning the garden layout. After all, a good plan can help in making everything come together ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. I have ...

In planning your garden, keep in mind the area available and the needs, likes and dislikes of the family. A rough sketch will do, but it must be fairly accurate to be useful. Make the plan to scale if ...

Here are the questions to help you settle on what you like, what fits your lifestyle and what issues you hope to resolve — and 6 common mistakes to avoid ...

Butterflies have been called ‘flowers in flight’, and what could be better than a garden full of colorful flowers, beautiful butterflies and busy bees? Fortunately, it’s not difficult to plan a garden ...

Gardening, like so many other detail-oriented activities, is an exercise in planning. I’m not sure if the proper planning/implementation ratio is 60/40, 70/30 or 90/10 but I do know that really good ...

Buying land feels like freedom. You picture the house, the driveway, maybe a garden or a pond. It’s exciting—and it should be ...

Find out what it would look like to fully celebrate the wildly personal beauty of your garden “dialed to the max.” Dale Sievert, a moss collector since 2006, drives his moss-as-garden-signature point ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Some gardeners have a meticulous, well-thought-out plan. Columnist Tom ...

Winter and spring are exciting for gardeners: We receive seed catalogs, look at beautiful photos, and imagine that bounty filling our kitchens. But with all the choices available, how can we plan a ...

My 2023 garden mission was to make my husband enjoy gardening. He’s a city boy from San Antonio, Texas, who until recently was unaware that pickles came from cucumbers. My work was cut out for me! How ...