GARDEN GROUNDWORK

Early spring brings time to plan and prepare for the growing season

NOT GRAND, BUT STILL GREAT

New Hampshire’s Fuller Gardens proves an estate needn’t be enormous to delight

ALLEN BUSH: A gardening joyride

ALLEN BUSH is a plantsman who sold rare and unusual perennials through his own nursery, Holbrook Farm, before joining Jelitto Perennial Seeds, a Germany-based company that provides seed to nurseries, seed retailers and gardeners.

THE THINKING BEE

Research shows that these hardworking insects gather not just pollen but knowledge, too

TO SEEDLING

HORTICULTURE'S FAVORITE TIPS FOR STARTING SEEDS AND CARING FOR SEEDLINGS

WOODLAND WIZARDRY

SPRING EPHEMERALS MAKE FLORAL MAGIC BEFORE THEIR DISAPPEARING ACT

Vining for Attention

NORTH AMERICA IS HOME TO A HOST OF CLIMBERS AND RAMBLERS THAT MERIT SPACE IN GARDENS

LOOKING UP

EYE-LEVEL EARLY FLOWERS PROVIDE A FAST-FORWARD INTO SPRING

Beyond Chicken

Raise and market specialty poultry for meat and profit.

POULTRY Plans

There isn't one correct way to raise chickens, as these two families show.

PEN & TELL'ER

Building a sustainable chicken tractor has its ups and downs.

HOBBY FARMS PRESENT - GROWING GOOD

Meet Jeff Tober

PERENNIAL Perks

Perennials plants can produce and produce if you put in the work upfront.

MORE SUPPORT

Before you hit the ground running, be sure to follow this advice for Individual outbuildings.

HIVE STYLES

There are several types of beehives to consider.

Provisions for Poultry

t's never my intention to embarrass my wife when we go out to dinner. Don't get me wrong.

GROWING OUTSIDE THE LINES

Your USDA hardiness zone isn't the be-all and end-all when it comes to planting what and when.

Sweet Corn

Sweet corn is one of the universal tastes of the summer season.

Rats in the Run?!

I couldn't believe my eyes. As bold as you please, a rat walked along the inside of my chickens' run and helped itself to my hens' food.

TWO-WHEEL TRACTOR ESSENTIALS

Small but mighty, two-wheel tractors work great for gardeners, homesteaders, landscapers and farmers.

A Pot of Patience

Though challenging, it’s best to grow native plants from seed, says one expert; here’s why and how

A Fresh Start

Is it time for a change in the garden? Start by assessing its foundation

EMERALDS of the ROUGH

North America's woods and fields provide lovely alternatives to our most ubiquitous and problematic evergreen shrubs

CLAUDIA WEST

Rebuilding abundance through innovative planting design

DON’T PLANT IT!

Closing in on 50 years in his garden, Greg Coppa shares 10 botanical regrets plus 1 maybe”)

IT'S ELEMENTARY

A GROUP EFFORT CREATES — AND SUSTAINS — THE ULTIMATE SCHOOL GARDEN

FINDERS, EATERS

Amid a growing interest in foraifin gardeners can find an easy entrance

WHAT I'VE LEARNED

A closing contemplation on what nature tries to teach us

THE PERIL OF SELF-POLLINATION

Study highlights the importance of bumblebees in maintaining plants’ genetic variation

Green means Go!

IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING about five years ago, and I was driving to Home Depot to buy a new toilet seat. I was feeling pretty blue. I was feeling tired, old and fat, but mostly fat, because I had just broken a toilet seat. And I was thinking how much harder things were getting-things like remembering, and picking stuff up.