One way to start a forest garden is to thin out weedy trees in a wooded area and put in more plants with edible crops, such as nut trees. Are you feeling adventurous? Do you want to delve deeper into ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Forming an intimate connection with my forest garden and seeing how it changes over time has taught me a lot. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Imagine your backyard as a lush habitat of flowering and fruiting trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and vines made vibrant with the sights and sounds of buzzing insects, butterflies, hummingbirds, and ...

This backyard forest garden is comprised of seven layers, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem. Many people mistakenly think that ecological gardening, which involves growing a wide range of edible ...

I’ve seen it time and time again in my travels throughout Latin America – towering mango trees leaning over patches of banana and papaya, interspersed with little plantings of cassava here and there, ...

My goal was to plant a few fruit trees in a sheltered spot on the south side of my home. That led to an interest in orchards and then to forest gardens and the symbiotic relationships of plants. Of ...

Four yards in the northwest Champion Forest area are presented for touring on Sunday, April 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. by the Champion Forest Garden Club. This year’s backyard garden tour includes a wide ...

On an overcast Saturday morning, staff and volunteers gathered at the Early Learning Center and Laboratory Preschool, both located on the University of Delaware’s Children’s Campus. With shovels and ...