Wondering when strawberries are in season? I was too! Now that I've had my own strawberry patch for a few years, I have a much better idea of when strawberries will ripen. June is peak strawberry...

Mulch for strawberries in the garden conserves soil moisture, steadies soil temperature, suppresses weeds, and keeps the ripening berries off the damp soil surface. The best mulch materials for...

Raised beds are ideal for growing many vegetables. They allow gardeners to create a great soil mix, let the sun warm the soil earlier than surrounding ground, and discourage foot traffic on growing...

Summer vegetable gardening can bring abundant harvest, along with dry soil and hot temperatures. Here are 10 top tips for keeping your vegetable garden healthy in the heat of summer. 1. Pick...

Culinary herbs are edible leaves from certain plants used to add aromatic flavour to recipes. Many can be used fresh from the garden during the growing season or dried for use during cooler months....

Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) is a lovely herbaceous perennial plant well-suited as a groundcover in a shady woodland garden. Delicate green leaves appear as the ground thaws each spring,...