There comes a point in your life when you realize that you probably can’t have it all. This applies not only to those big aspirations of ours — the ’round the world trip, the perfectly renovated dream ...

Include photos of your produce or the lushness of the garden itself to celebrate the fruits of your labor. They can motivate ...

It is official! We are in the mid-winter doldrums. The days seem to be continuously cloudy and gray, and although the weather forecasters keep talking about the daylight hours growing longer, it is ...

When I look back to the beginning of my garden journal, I am surprised to see that I have been gardening here at Scout’s Run for 20 years. Like the perennials that endure from year to year, I have ...

Dear Diary, yes it's me again. What's that? You haven't heard from me in a long time? I do not need any sarcastic remarks from you, Dear Diary. This year I have promised myself I will faithfully keep ...

Gardeners, it's time to get down on your knees for the only ritual I know that will guarantee an auspicious start to your spring. I'm not talking about some wild and woolly pagan rite, but the humble ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

During my recent visit to my son’s home in Louisiana we toured a Southern plantation called Rosedown in St. Francisville, Louisiana, near New Orleans. The beginning gardens were taken care of by its ...