While gardens might seem to sleep during the winter, there’s no sleeping on the job for serious gardeners. This is the time to prune, plan and prepare the garden so it will emerge, ready to flourish, ...

Recently, I checked the soil temperature in my raised vegetable garden beds. The results were not encouraging. The temperature averaged a little short of 40 degrees; a level that is too low to sprout ...

A few smart, simple tricks can help stop squirrels from raiding your tomato plants and let you enjoy a full, healthy harvest ...

Winter is a perfect season to re-evaluate how you do your gardening. None of us wants to waste time or energy when spring arrives. Here are some simple hacks that can make gardening easier. Seed tapes ...

Urban living has many advantages, but one downside is the minimal (if any) outside space that accompanies our homes. Thankfully, landscapers have numerous ways to make a small garden look bigger.

Gardening is one of life’s simple pleasures, but as we age it may get more difficult to continue planting and caring for a big garden. We all know that gardening can be a source of exercise, fresh air ...

Now that vegetable gardening has become a hot trend, raised bed gardens are springing up in backyards throughout Michigan. If you’re one of those who are new to growing vegetables in raised beds, you ...

Container gardening can bring plant life and color to spaces such as patios. If you’re longing for a garden but are lacking land, container gardening could be a perfect way to bring ornamentals or ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Cooler temps are coming but that doesn’t ...