Shawna Coronado has a message for all those would-be gardeners who are intimidated by the perfect plots they see in magazines and TV shows: Get over it. Too many people are dissuaded from taking up a ...

But now, Shawna Coronado realizes, it was her corporate job making her sick. She started feeling better when she quit and began working with flowers. "Once I let go of some of the extra stresses in my ...

A few years ago, Shawna Coronado was approaching 40, working in a high-pressure sales position in downtown Chicago, taking a dozen prescriptions a day. This was not fun. “I never saw the sun,” ...

The freestanding vertical garden at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens at Heritage Park has shelves on both sides. Ron Baselice - Staff Photographer Grow A Living Wall, released in February, gives ...

Does painting the porch a certain hue of blue keep out stinging insects—or restless spirits? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, discusses what the color ‘Haint Blue’ can do for you. Plus: Mike ...

You've seen plants growing in containers up walls. And you probably appreciate the greenery, the pollinator-friendly flowers and the beauty of looking at floral rather than a concrete blocks or ...

Shawna Coronado is an author, columnist, blogger, photographer, media host, and brand ambassador who campaigns for social good in the realms of green living, organic gardening, and low-cost cuisine.

Shaking up craft-quality cocktails at home has become all the rage, with amateur mixologists experimenting with infusing their own spirits, working with local ingredients and muddling away. Shawna ...