"It’s gonna be great!" Gardener demonstrates brilliant hack using old cardboard boxes: 'Simple, affordable, and effective' first appeared on The Cool Down.

If it is winter where you are, your garden may be in hibernation. But there is one area that can be used for a variety of gardening activities even now - the raised bed. If you have planned ahead, now ...

Spread a layer of mulch around your perennial plants before the first frost. Mulch acts like a blanket, keeping soil warmer ...

Shredded leaves make a great mulch for perennials. They help keep soil temperature steady during winter. Spread a 2 to 3 inch ...

Caterpillars feed birds, which provide pest-control services in our gardens by feeding thousands of insects each to their ...

Impressions of a Desert People, psychologist and explorer Allen Zimbler describes 15 years of travel in the vast Kalahari.

Behind the church of All Saints Hethel nestles a pair of cottages that probably date back to the 1700s. King John’s Thorn (KJT) has been home to Peter and Cathy Nicholls for the last 22 years, and is ...

The Lapham-Patterson House stands as one of Georgia’s most fascinating architectural treasures. Built in 1884-85 as a winter residence for Chicago businessman Charles Lapham, this National Historic ...

Imagine a place where calories don’t count because everything is made with such authentic care that your body recognizes it as actual food rather than the factory-assembled approximations we usually ...

There are two types of geraniums. The hardy geranium called Cranesbills which some people have and grow outside year round.

Treloar’s has received planning permission for a memorial to 122 haemophiliac pupils infected with HIV and hepatitis during ...

The expert said: “A good rule of thumb is to plant the bulb two to three times as deep as it is tall, placing the bulb with ...