The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Hugelkultur’?
Perhaps, like me, you grow herbs and vegetables in traditional garden beds made from lumber, nails, and bolts, and filled […]
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World Environment Day: The Key Role of Individuals and Businesses
World Environment Day is celebrated every June 5th since 1973. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in
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The Best Sustainable Swimwear Brands to Shop This Summer
Western summers hold some of the best swimming spots around—from rugged coasts to river-floats and everything in between. Whether you’re
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Ask the Experts: How Do You Reduce Invasives Without Using Herbicides?
This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you
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Ramp Leaf Oil: Like Green Gold in the Kitchen
Whether you are foraging for your owns ramps—the native North American onion that is all the rage in spring—or buying
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Quick Takes With: Uli Lorimer
It’s been a slow build, but native plants are firmly in the zeitgeist today—and much of the credit can go
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Indoor and Outdoor Plants: 10 Eye-Catching and Unique Species
Indoor and outdoor plants don’t just bring life and freshness into our homes—they’re also a unique form of self-expression. If
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‘Rejoice When You Spot Nibbled Leaves’: A Gardener (and Writer) on Eschewing Perfection for Natural Beauty
For more than 20 years I’ve been lucky to travel around the country writing and producing stories about gardens—from sleekly
Want to Help Support Butterflies? Plant Caterpillar Food
A recent study of declining butterfly populations published in the journal Science made headlines across the country when it came
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Ostrich Ferns: Here’s How to Grow Your Own Fiddleheads
For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a
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