Garden Gate
CREATE A TROPICAL LOOK ANYWHERE
How would you like to step out the back door of your home into a lush planting that reminds you of your favorite vacation spot?
5 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!
Q Rinsing with water doesn't get rid of the little black beetles in my raspberries. What can I do?
4 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
5 Tips for Your Summer To-Do List
Summer in the garden is not just about watering, though that is often a top priority. Here are five things that will make a dramatic difference in keeping your flowers and vegetables happier and healthier so you can enjoy the season in your garden too!
4 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
TORCH LILY
Turn up the excitement in your garden with these bold blooms.
7 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Hobby Farms
FLERD is the Word
EXPLORE THE BENEFITS & BARRIERS OF MULTISPECIES PASTURING.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE Ultimate SMALL-FARM RUMINANT
SHEEP ARE EASY TO MANAGE AND EFFECTIVE FORAGERS.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE ULTIMATE SMALL-FARM HOG Guide
RAISING PIGS CAN BE A TASTY, AFFORDABLE SMALL-FARM ADDITION.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
Fungi FRUIT
GROW GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
RIPE with CULTURE
MAKE DELICIOUS, REFRESHING BREADS, MARINADES & MORE.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
Avant Gourd
GROWING LUFFA GOURDS PAYS OFF IN GARDENS AND AT MARKET.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
raise STRONGER CHICKENS
Look around your kitchen, and you'll likely find some natural poultry supplements.
6 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE SEEDS you NEED
HERE ARE THE MUST-PLANT LIST FOR THIS YEAR'S GARDEN SPACE.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
STORAGE Wards
YOU DON'T NEED AN OLD-FASHIONED ROOT CELLAR TO CONTINUE EATING YOUR HARVEST WELL PAST PICKING SEASON.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
15 Reasons You Need a Tractor
FROM PLANTING TO HARVESTING, A TRACTOR TURNS PLAIN ACREAGE INTO A WORKING FARM.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
Much Ado about MULCHING
MULCHING IS ESSENTIAL TO A SUCCESSFUL GARDEN.
8 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
THE breeds YOU NEED
SOME LIVESTOCK DO BEST ON SMALL HOBBY FARMS.
9 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
DAIRY STAPLES
MAKE THESE DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM NONHOMOGENIZED MILK.
4 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
PERENNIAL Perks
PERENNIALS PLANTS CAN PRODUCE AND PRODUCE IF YOU PUT IN THE WORK UPFRONT.
7 min |
Best of Hobby Farms 2025
Hobby Farms
NUCS VS.PACKAGES
Whether you’re just starting out in beekeeping or you simply need more (or new!) bees, two practical purchasing options exist.
6 min |
Beekeeping 101
Hobby Farms
MONTH by MONTH
Two beekeepers walk you through a monthly schedule of easy-to-follow beekeeping tasks according to region.
5 min |
Beekeeping 101
Horticulture
Find Luck with Legumes
All you need to know to grow delicious peas and snap beans
5 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
REALLY GOOD ROSES
The latest cultivars to prove themselves in nationwide trials
7 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
Unbridled COLOR Combos
PAIR A BRIGHT-LEAVED MAIN CHARACTER WITH EQUALLY BOLD COMPANIONS FOR LASTING DRAMA IN THE GARDEN
7 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
TANGLING WITH VINES
I'M GUESSING that vines, pound for pound, produce the highest ratio of leaf surface per support structure of any terrestrial plant.
2 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
A LIVELY LANDSCAPE
Historic garden cemeteries, such as Rhode Island's Swan Point, can delight a visiting plant lover
10 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
HEADING NORTH
AS WINTERS TREND WARMER, NORTHERN GARDENERS CAN TURN TO THESE PROMISING SOUTHERN NATIVES
7 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
SAY HELLO TO HELICONIAS
Tired of the same ol' cannas or dahlias in your summer garden scheme? It's time to get acquainted with heliconias
9 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
GARDEN GOAL: MORE SPRING BULBS
Take these five steps now to ensure a better bulb display next spring
7 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
SOUTHERN COMFORTS
A look at the woody plants and perennial wildflowers that make Ecoregion 8 sing with life
6 min |
Spring 2025
Horticulture
BUDBURST
Gardeners can help scientists understand plants' responses to climate change
3 min |