A drip irrigation system is a great way to water raised beds. A drip system for raised beds gets water to the plant’s roots while keeping it off the leaves. An added bonus is you can grow more plants ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Hugelkultur is a funny-sounding German word — which ...

One of the things that I have wanted to work on for the past couple of years is adding irrigation to my main garden so that I ...

If your yard is big enough that you might have a felled tree from time to time due to lightning or winter storms, you may wonder how you can put the wood to good use. Most people who don't regularly ...

One effective method of gardening in a spot with subpar soil is to build a raised bed, and as these videos show, they can also be built from scraps, and in a way that allows the garden beds to water ...

Want to elevate your garden to a higher level? Adding raised beds might be the answer. The structures, which can be inches to feet off the ground, allow gardeners to grow healthier plants faster, are ...

What: Garden columnist Susan Mulvihill will share the benefits of gardening in raised beds, the best materials to use, and the specifics on growing vegetables in them. When: 9 a.m. to noon March 16 ...

Raise your garden to new heights for easier access and greater productivity. Raised beds allow you to overcome poor soil by creating the ideal growing mix, plus make gardening time more comfortable ...

Gardening in raised beds is one of the easiest and quickest ways to get a good garden going. (Hanna Carter / For The Times) We're blessed with temperate weather in Southern California, perfect for ...

Raised beds are a great option for most vegetable gardeners, especially if you have only a small amount of space. A raised bed is nothing more than a box or container with soil placed on top of the ...

After the devastating layoffs at the paper in late January, a voluntary buyout period went into effect. Enough people accepted special severance packages that several of us were able to return to the ...