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When it comes to making gardening a little easier, having the right tools for the job can make all the difference in the world. But what are the best gardening …

Outside of the coldest months, there is always something to do in the garden, whether it be planting, weeding, dealing with pests, saving seeds, drying herbs, amending the soil or …

When the kids are home, you definitely don’t want them staying indoors all day. Getting them out into the garden can be a great way to make sure they get …

Gardening is one of the most enjoyable activities in the world that allows you to spend endless hours outside – increasing happiness and decreasing stress levels, all the while growing …

A November garden means a myriad of different things to gardeners all around the world. One needs to take into consideration: Northern or Southern hemisphere. Plant Hardiness Zone. Climate change …

I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an optimist, but I do tend to garden with rose-tinted glasses in the summer. Let’s just say there’s a marked difference between the plans I …

I’ve never been a big fan of super tidy gardens with nary a leaf out of place. I like looking at them and walking through them, but I’ve never been …

I’m always nervous when I have to repot a cactus. I despair. Then I prepare. Then I collect everything that could ever be of use to transplant my cacti safely.  …

If there’s one thing my Rural Sprout colleagues and I have in common, in addition to our obsession with composting everything that dares move, is our hatred of waste. I …

Some years it feels like fall comes and goes with a few blinks of the eye. One week there are green leaves on the trees, then, unexpectedly, cold nights come, …

Don’t you just love a salad made with lettuce straight from the garden? But planting lettuce is another matter. Those tiny seeds are so fussy – they’re hard to pick …

The ability to grow your own food is a right, as much as it is a privilege and a duty. And it isn’t something that some of us are willing …

You don’t need to wait for spring to arrive before you get your garden started. In a colder climate zone, it makes sense to get started by sowing seeds early …

Winter is the time to plan for the growing season ahead. You might be surprised by the number of gardening jobs you have to do. You’ll be kept busy, even …

I love the steadfast nature of perennials. After another winter of cold, harsh weather, my plants yawn and stretch each spring, as they wake for another season of beautiful blooms, …

Winter is slowly, gradually, loosening its grip on my garden and on my mood. I was thinking the other day how I always complain about how “this winter feels like …

I love a messy garden! And not just as a self-confessed prune-crastinator. To me, a messy garden is a living garden. A diverse garden. And a welcoming garden.  So that’s …

Now and then, you pick up a product, not expecting much and lo and behold, it turns out to be pretty darn great. Naturally, you tell friends and family about …

June is a bit like coming up to the top of the first drop of a roller coaster ride. It’s that slow and steady rise above the daffodils and crocus, …

I could spend hours at my local garden store. I find it infinitely relaxing to look at what plants they have in store and imagine the possibilities, the layouts, the …

I was thinking recently about gardening expectations. About how, if certain plants don’t do so well one year, I’m ok with that. But when other plants fail to meet my …

Spring is in full glorious bloom in my garden which can only mean two things: Well, maybe a couple of months before we get full hydrangea blooms. But all the …

I knew it was the right time to write about irises when someone in a local group posted a wheelbarrow full of them with the message: Hi, I’m lifting bearded …

One of the highlights of coming back home from my late summer vacation is getting to interact and reconnect with my own garden. I did not have a gardening-free vacation, …