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. In ...

Start vegetable container gardening for beginners with these DIY garden container ideas. Container gardening can be much easier to maintain than a conventional garden and thrives in almost any spot ...

If you would like to know how to grow a big harvest of coriander or cilantro from seed in containers or raised garden bed ...

In this video, I show you my 5 top tips on how to grow a big harvest of oregano in a container or garden bed. Self Sufficient ...

Gloved hands mixing potting soil in a black bin - Simol1407/Shutterstock Have you experienced sticker shock recently when buying potting soil for your container vegetables? Like many products these ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, ...

I live in an apartment with an incredibly shady so-called backyard: a 10-by-15-foot expanse of dirty concrete tucked behind my driveway. I’ve always wanted a big garden, but, unless a demolition crew ...

I find that one of the most rewarding things is to grow a vegetable garden. I’m going on my fourth year of growing a larger garden, but even when I lived in an apartment and a home that had little ...