Everywhere we turn, we are called to action. Keep turning, keep acting. In this case, get your hands dirty. Plant something honeybee friendly to help these buzzing benefactors continue to pollinate 30 percent of the food we eat. The bees... Read More

Reynolds delivers solid information with a touch of fairy spirit that will come across as charming even to those who don’t lean toward the mystical. Mary Reynolds’s "The Garden Awakening" works to show that trying to claim too much... Read More

The science of growing fruit is complex, but Otto takes the mystery out of it. Anyone can throw a few seeds into the ground and end up with a couple of radishes. However, harvesting a passel of pears from a backyard tree is a bit more... Read More

The founding crops of agriculture—emmer and einkorn wheat, barley, lentils, peas, and flax—were first farmed ten thousand or so years ago, which led to innovations like forged plows and scythes during the Iron Age, grafting expertise... Read More

The long, storied history of gardening as an art form extends many thousands of years, and the great contemporary garden designers owe much to the work of their predecessors, especially in the use of arbors, benches, fountains, gates,... Read More

This is a well-tended and weed-free guidebook that’s likely to serve as a go-to resource for any type of gardener. One of the most challenging parts of gardening isn’t digging into the soil or dealing with pests—it’s planning... Read More