Shade Gardening

Looking for a productive way to grow food that requires less work? Utilized in Germany and Eastern Europe for hundreds of years, hugelkultur (literally meaning “mound culture”) is a method of growing food that can [ … ]

As more and more households move toward self-sufficiency, there’s a pressure to be able to grow it all, right in your own backyard. If you live in a particularly warm or cold hardiness zone, though, [ … ]

When it comes to gardening, I have a hard time waiting for spring. In January I start to dream about planting. In February, I’m researching plants, designing my garden, and writing up a cost estimate [ … ]