Spring brings a patch of bluebonnets to Beth and Jim Murphy's garden. In late summer, dancing lady gingers flower in the shade and yard-long beans climb a string trellis in the sun. Brilliant yellow ...

Containers for planting edibles should be at least 6 inches deep to ensure adequate space for root growth and wide enough to provide space for the mature size of the plants you will be growing.

Many herbs can be grown through the summer, so for everyone who likes to eat, why not grow a culinary herb in your garden or patio? Many herbs are well adapted to container gardening. The containers ...

Psssssst. Here’s a dirty little secret: For less than $20 and in less than one hour, you can create an instant herb garden that will allow you to snip fresh flavors and scents all summer for culinary ...

Windowsill gardens, small container gardens and houseplants are ways to help you exercise your green thumb when you don’t have a large space for planting. Small container gardens are perfect for those ...

A portable herb garden that you harvest year round is a cook’s best friend. Herb gardening in containers helps achieve that convenience, whether you grow them on a windowsill, patio or balcony. Let ...

Herbs are one of the most rewarding container crops. Most are also easy to grow. Still, there are a few things to bear in mind if you want to make sure your potted herbs reach their bushy, lush best.

Until quite recently, buying commercially grown vegetables and herbs was cheaper than trying to grow them at home. Low prices, together with time pressures on modern families, resulted in the decline ...

SEATTLE — There's a better option than buying fresh-cut herbs at the grocery store, according to garden expert Ciscoe Morris -- growing them. "So you can go to the grocery and buy your herbs all ...

Once we think about a garden and begin poring over seed catalogs for ideas and go to local nurseries, most of us find we’ve acquired more than we’d originally planned — often more than we have the ...

Some foods are notoriously hard to keep fresh for long periods of time. We’ve all faced the frustration of throwing out mushy strawberries, moldy bread, or rancid milk. Nobody likes food waste or ...