Take raised bed gardening to another level by growing plants organically. It’s good for your back, good for your health, good for your appetite, and good for the environment. These suggestions will ...

Make smart use of your garden space with these vertical gardening basics. Beat the frost in the fall with these tips for extra weeks of harvest. Use your garden footage to its best advantage. Cold air ...

Designing your garden can be as simple as taking a photo and dreaming up ideas. Once you have an idea in mind, you can start planning which seeds and plants you'll bring to your space. This content ...

Create an easy, affordable, no-dig garden bed from topsoil or planting mix bags. Learn about other no-dig methods using straw bales and lasagna gardening basics. Is this the year you finally start a ...

Lots of people sheltering at home now because of the coronavirus pandemic are thinking about planting a vegetable garden. It offers more than food: Growing vegetables is a family activity, gives ...

In the past two years, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Master Gardener program has had more than the normal amount of inquiries about vegetable gardening. The first of this two-part series ...

Let unraked autumn leaves act as mulch for the soil around landscape shrubs. (Chris LaBelle) The glistening cold of the Willamette Valley's first frost has ushered in the right time to clean up the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Although you don’t usually plant garlic until mid-October the topic needs some attention now. Garlic is easy to grow, a good companion plant, usually not eaten by wildlife and very popular. Note ...

When you think ornamentals, flowers may immediately come to mind. But consider shrubs with vibrant leaves to add interest to your landscape all year. "When flowers aren't in bloom, your eye is drawn ...

• Do not work the soil if it is too wet. If it sticks to your shoes, it’s too wet. • If it rolls into a snake, it’s too wet. Press a small amount of soil in your palm, if it crumbles and breaks into ...