Four-season interest in a garden means growing ornamental grasses. But what about pruning them? Should you even bother?

Cat grass might sound like a novelty, something you buy on a whim at the grocery store when you see it. But it's more than ...

Once you begin sowing seeds indoors, it doesn’t take long to figure out there are advantages to starting some veggies earlier ...

I recently wrote an article in which I wondered why peonies are so expensive compared to other perennials. I have seen baby ...

The current houseplant boom has everyone buying plants. As the houseplant industry has grown, the decorative planters available have boomed right along with the plants. For every houseplant bought, ...

“Drain any standing water from saucer after watering.” How many times have you, as a houseplant owner, read these instructions for watering a plant? Yup, we get it; plants don’t like to be left ...

With just five inexpensive ingredients, you can mix up the perfect potting mix for nearly any plant. Whether it’s houseplants, succulents, aroids, starting seeds for your vegetable garden, you name it ...

I knew it was the right time to write about irises when someone in a local group posted a wheelbarrow full of them with the message: Hi, I’m lifting bearded irises. They’re free, just take them! Mauve ...

Well, hello, szia and bună ziua! My name is Cheryl Magyar and I am a homesteader, organic no-dig gardener and preserver of fruits, vegetables, herbs and life in general. I'm also a forager and a ...