Growing thyme at home can be a fulfilling experience and it’s not a high-maintenance plant. Here is a detailed guide to ...

Grow healthy, flavorful basil with these expert tips and tricks. Learn how to plant, care for, and harvest basil for the best results all season long.

Add weeks to your growing season by combining the early life of one planting with the almost-finished part of another. This ...

Succession planting involves planting a crop in the spot where an earlier crop grew. This will markedly add to your harvest later in the season ...

Self-seeding flowers can be a gardener's dream ... or a nightmare. Plant these easy-going self-sowers that won't take over ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced seven major construction projects in the Bloomington-Normal area, ...

Visiting birds may be a welcome sight, but not so if you've just seeded your lawn. Here's an easy way to keep the feathered ...

Reusing the same greenhouse bed year after year can seem like a gamble, especially with a crop as prized as melons. But one gardener's latest harvest suggests that, with the right ...

For a farm, summer brings a much-needed influx of sunshine to fuel the sustenance growing in the ground. The landscape comes alive with all manner of vegetables and fruits, flowers, berries, and ...

The ins and outs of homegrown coconuts, from the best varieties to successfully growing them in cooler regions.

Linda Kokelaar, who gardens in Westchester, sent me a photo of a cactus I had never seen before. The plant itself is an ...

Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six ...