Imagine the smell of this star jasmine greeting you every time you come home. I am endlessly fascinated by the power that scent can have on our mood. A well-chosen fragrance can help us feel ...

Using rice water on houseplants and in your garden is all over social media, but is this hack actually beneficial?

February is the perfect time in late winter to clean up and prep these perennials for a summer of glorious blooms.

For a lot of gardeners, myself included, starting seeds indoors is cathartic. Winter is still very much a part of our daily lives. Not only is starting seeds indoors the only way many of us can grow ...

Whether you’ve been growing lavender for decades or you’re bringing home your first plant, there are a few things you need to know about this fragrant Mediterranean beauty. I’ve noticed a pattern in ...

I know what rhubarb looks like. My grandmother and my dad both grew it. I grow it in my garden, so I’m familiar with this plant. Yet it never fails, every spring when that first crazy alien-shaped bud ...

I love those first few spicy radishes each spring, and the sweet, tender crunch of a new sugar snap pea, but there is one gardening bite I dream of all winter long – the first bite of a sun-ripened ...