A single container can transform into a nonstop salad machine with the right setup and a bit of garden strategy. The idea ...

Free your tomato plants from small starter pots. Growing them in 5-gallon buckets gives them the environment they need to ...

Growing your vegetable garden doesn’t always require having acreage to plow. Creating a planter from a 5-gallon bucket is an excellent alternative. Container options are endless. Many vegetables will ...

Some edible plants need extra help to warm up or cool down during extreme temperatures, and you can DIY many simple solutions ...

Keep peppers on hand for everything from salads to soups.

May is the transition time. Spring blooming plants settle into summer, peach and plum trees hint at the coming harvest, ...

Skip the usual suspects and store-bough boosters — the secret to more peppers might already be brewing in your own yard, just ...

Planters and pots aren't just for adding flowers to your porch or patio—they can be the perfect place to grow your favorite ...

We’ve put together a guide to spring plant sales across the Chicago's suburbs, featuring more than 40 sales by garden clubs ...

Looking for a flower that's a monarch magnet? How about an easy-to-grow tomato? A fancy new dahlia? We asked the local plant ...

Hold up! Before you put that pepper seedling in the ground, read this. There are a few important things you need to do when it comes time to transplant your pepper seedlings. Doing so sets your pepper ...

With prices for many things creeping up this year, gardeners shopping for supplies might be looking to tighten their tool ...