Ensuring your plants get the right amount of water is a challenging task, and lugging around a watering can is hard work. Here are some hands-off alternatives.

The second week of March is time to celebrate early blooms and the realization that spring refuses to be stopped. If the ground is not frozen and your soil is not too wet, you can rake the surface ...

Spring cleanup is a good place to start preparing your home for spring, but there are many projects you can also start right away that’ll improve your yard’s look. Raised garden: Consider installing a ...

This year, the National Women’s History Alliance’s theme for the month, “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable ...

Visiting the Carlsbad Flower Fields in the spring is an annual tradition for many families, and this year they turned out in force for opening day, Sunday March 1. Some dressed in finery, families ...

On the STEM side, working in the garden exposes students to real-world applications of math, nutrition and science through planting, measuring growth, testing soil, managing compost and learning about ...

On March 28, the annual Spring Garden Workshops, presented by the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, is slated to take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Westfield Middle School, 30 West ...

This compact perennial shrub delivers bright orange blooms year after year — and in warmer climates, those cheerful flowers ...

Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry’s most highly regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping and textile conservation. She is also a ...

Anyone who's ever grown an indeterminate tomato plant or sprawling squash vine in their garden knows that many edibles need a ...

Experts say a few simple tools can carry you through your first growing season — and some popular items aren’t worth the money.