A small succulent garden can brighten up the inside of your home, outdoor entryway, or patio. Just choose a few tiny succulents that have the same water and light requirements as one another, plant ...
Starting a new garden is really exciting but before you dive in, first decide where the garden should be and what you want to grow. Planning ahead for your garden is so important as it will save time ...
Whenever we have a question about our homes and gardens, is there any better person to get advice from than Martha Stewart? We think not. Whether in her newly released gardening guide or her blog, the ...
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How to start a garden

To begin, cut the grass in the area and cover it with cardboard or layers of newspaper to kill it. The paper will decompose ...
Maybe you’ve always wanted to try gardening but feel nervous about where to start. The thought of keeping plants alive can be a little overwhelming, especially if you’ve never grown anything before.
The Dirt Factory in University City acts as a composting site for the neighborhood. Community members bring their food scraps and yard waste there and it is turned into nutrient-rich compost. Each ...
Week-to-week tutorials on how to create the ideal Colorado garden. Betty Cahill, Denver Post gardening contributor and writer of the popular “Punch List” column ...
Have you ever tried to grow a garden only to have it fail? You might want to change up your usual routine by adding a couple of key gardening tips. “We say people kill plants with love all the time,” ...
Danielle Babineaux purchases some tomato plants at the LSU AgCenter-sponsored Spring Garden Show on Sunday, April 3, 2011. (ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE ARCHIVE) Spring may not have arrived yet ...
To the untrained eye, Kevin Espiritu’s garden is an overflowing hodgepodge of containers: stackable planters growing beans, herbs in traditionally narrow windowsill planters and a variety of trellises ...