Easy, delicious, quick meals from garden veggies

Balsamic onions by Jules Clancy

I dug my fork into my raised bed garden dirt and pulled out one small onion after another. I dumped them into my green garden bucket.

Some of my onions were barely bigger than the onion sets I planted months ago, yet these onions were the fruits of my labor and [...]

The little guide to garden un-procrastination

View through garden shed by Steenbergs

“The time to begin most things is ten years ago.” McLaughlin, M.

A garden takes years to get it to where you want it to be, maybe ten years. It takes even longer if you procrastinate.

Do you procrastinate?

Do you spend more time dreaming of your garden than working on it? [...]

How does square foot gardening work?

What is square foot gardening?

Square foot gardening is a raised bed vegetable gardening method developed by Mel Bartholomew and explained through his best selling book All New Square Foot Gardening (2006).

Notably, All New Square Foot Gardening is the best-selling gardening book of all time. It has sold over 2 million copies.

What is different about square [...]

The best stocking stuffer list

Savana's Christmas stocking by G & A Sattler

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabi.

Which writer has the best stocking stuffer for gardeners list? Let’s take a look. You decide. Share your thoughts below.

1. Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy writes at Cold Climate Gardening.

Kathy’s list is [...]

How to get more from your garden

Autumn rake by David Morris

“The more I accomplish, the more rushed and less satisfied I feel.” – Alison Kerr, 2010

It’s hard to believe that November is here already. Every year, I swear, time goes faster!

Remember my plan for a back yard makeover? I’ve not done half the things I planned for my garden this [...]