The moment the snow melts and the garden wakes up, the compost pile sometimes delivers a shocking surprise. Instead of the ...

Members of the Mantua Urban Peace Garden squeeze in just about every crop they can cultivate: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuces, herbs, strawberries, potatoes, beans, and watermelons. But only ...

Gardening projects can be a fun and educational way to improve children's problem-solving skills. By engaging in hands-on ...

Gardeners should check their compost bins before late March when the temperature heats up, otherwise they can become a hotspot for flies and maggots.

Compost bins can become a hotspot for pests in spring but gardeners need to check them now before flies start laying eggs in late March ...

The city of Bemidji has again partnered with the Recycling Association of Minnesota to sell low-cost compost bins and rain ...

As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed ...

Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

Compost is a natural process, and you can help it along in your own backyard, Cindy Watter, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County, writes.

AN UPDATE has been issued on bin changes in Herefordshire, with collection dates now being announced. People who have signed up for Herefordshire Council’s new garden waste collection service can now ...

Wondering how to prep your plants before spring gardening season arrives? Here are 10 simple ways to clean your garden beds ...

Food gardening on a budget is less about cutting corners and more about seeing possibilities where others see waste.