We live in the mountains where there are numerous rodents which can make gardening very difficult. After sacrificing half or more of our gardening efforts for a few years to chipmunks, ground ...

Do you think raised grow boxes are a good approach for growing vegetables in our area? I think raised grow boxes for vegetables are especially adapted to Northwest growing conditions. Grow boxes can ...

Whether you like to garden for relaxation, as a hobby, or to fill your refrigerator and pantry throughout the growing season, you can find great deals on raised garden beds at Walmart. More often, ...

Sometimes the best view isn’t what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it. Window boxes deliver color, edibles and fragrance. They’re practical, too, as raised-bed gardens ...

Over the past few years, there has been a new trend in backyard gardening: raised beds. In particular, modular, coated-metal raised beds have become incredibly popular. And for many good reasons, as I ...

Which cedar raised garden bed is best? Growing your own food is one of the most rewarding outdoor activities you can have. This is a delicious, visible connection to the earth that can improve both ...

This February 19, 2013 photo shows primroses and daffodils sprucing up a simple window box on an outbuilding display at a recent Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle. Window boxes make ...

In early August 2020 I wrote about specially designed raised beds in the gardens of my neighbor Paula Barsamian and myself. Here is a follow-up report on those beds, which are giving us bounteous ...

A recent conversation with a gardener friend as to why he didn’t plant a winter garden made me consider my husband’s raised garden beds, now full to the brim of leafy winter vegetables. My friend ...

Sometimes the best view isn’t what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it. Window boxes deliver color, edibles and fragrance. They’re practical, too, as raised-bed gardens ...