December 2011

  • How-To

    The One Essential Thing To Know When Pruning Climbing Roses

    Pruning climbing roses can be intimidating. But far less so if you know one essential thing...

  • Kitchen Gardening

    One Green World

    One Green World specializes in trees, shrubs, and vines that produce edible fruit. Check out the offerings, and you'll wish you had a bigger back yard.

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Veggie Trends for 2012

    Vegetable gardeners are in for some nice surprises as they get ready for the 2012 gardening season.

  • Article

    Through the gateway to a new year

    Today's photo, the last one of 2011 (Wow!), was taken by assistant editor Antonio Reis. Antonio says, "This is yet another whimsical feature at Sticks and Stones Farm in Newtown, Connecticut.…

  • Article

    Rose, Herb of the Year 2012

    Roses are the world’s most beloved bloom. This plant has been revered since antiquity, lauded in literature, its virtues used in numerous ways: to anoint and perfume, soothe and heal,…

  • Article

    Episode 3: Tannenbaum

    The Christmas tree is a holiday horticultural icon, and in this episode, we give you two slightly skewed tales of the storied evergreen. Andrew Keys talks to writer Pamela Price…

  • Article

    Moss and stones at Sticks and Stones

    Today's photo is from Assistant Editor Antonio Reis once again. Antonio says, "This is one of many labyrinths that I’ve found and half-completed (they take such a long time from…

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    Article

    America In Bloom: Rebuilding Communities a Shovelful at a Time

    On its surface, America In Bloom's national competition appears to be simply a horticulture program aimed at beautifying towns and cities around the country. But the deeper benefits for those…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    I need your help with my seed choices!

    I thought my first year of gardening was hard. Now that I'm trying to decide on tomatoes for this year I'm completely overwhelmed, I need your help...

  • Article

    Upcycling in the garden…

    Today's photo was taken by assistant editor Antonio Reis while on a photo shoot this fall. He says, "When I visited Lee Reich at his home in New Paltz, New…