A Way To Garden

how-to

I often say my approach to gardening is 'horticultural how-to and woo-woo,' and this is the former part: the tips, tricks and techniques that help make an organic garden grow successfully. From pruning to seed-starting and composting, garden cleanup and prep and more, it's here.

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facing a changing world (plus the power of houseplants): garden trends report, with katie dubow

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fragrant plants in ‘the scentual garden,’ with ken druse

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skins-on applesauce to freeze, can, and share

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how to store garden vegetables for winter

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osage oranges; plant overwintering & food preservation; upside-down pots on stakes: q&a with ken druse

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‘nature into art:’ lessons in gardening the wave hill way, with tom christopher

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when inner conifer needles turn yellow or brown

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how to grow garlic, a q&a with filaree farm

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success (and flair) with orchids: ‘orchid modern,’ with nybg’s marc hachadourian

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there’s more than one way to ripen a tomato

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best hydrangeas, browning junipers, birds tapping on windows & more: q&a with ken druse

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skins-on easy tomato sauce to freeze

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invasive asian jumping worms: a 2019 research update, with brad herrick of uw-madison

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dan koshansky’s refrigerator dill pickles

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what to plant now for a fall vegetable garden

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materials for path surfaces, black spot and powdery mildew, and more: q&a with ken druse

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raised beds, grow bags and more, with epic gardening’s kevin espiritu

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get smarter about poison ivy, with dr. susan pell

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okra: beautiful, resilient, and surprising, with chris smith

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which fertilizer should i use? feed the soil instead, says lee reich

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growing martagon lilies, with a touch of lime

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herbaceous peonies: planting, growing and even cut flowers that last, with jeff jabco

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choosing the right native plants, with uli lorimer

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some essentials of garden design, a q&a with ken druse