True gardening stories and lessons learned 25 Articles

by Sally O'Quinn

I grew up in a rural family community where everybody had a garden, so it was a tradition I carried proudly with me when I married and moved into my own house on my own plot of land. However, that first garden taught me a ...read more

by Victoria Camp

My Gardening History Gardening is something I inherited from my mother and my grandmother. It has been a source of pleasure and relaxation for me for many years. The joys and pains of gardening were reinforced by workin...read more

by Muyanga Ziba

The Green House revolution started by the former Secretary General of the United Nation Dr. Kofi Annan is under threat. The programme which exists to pull Africa out of its cycle of poverty and hunger is being disrobed by ...read more

by A. Jill Gaebel

How to Make a Garden from Scratch in the Missouri Ozarks One of our motives for moving to the Ozark Mountains in Missouri was to become as self-sufficient as possible. A major requirement for self-sufficiency is to b...read more

by Barbara A. Black

There were plenty of gardeners in my family tree! My mother's parents had a large garden behind their house; between their house and their younger son's house was a huge garden! And her older brother, who lived about a mil...read more

by Zoe Mack

Before I bought my house, I used to dream of gardens. I lived in a small apartment in a college town, and tried in vain to grow a small garden in the four square feet I had next to my front door. My first attempt at a tiny...read more

by Kriss Erickson

YARD OF EXTREMES My gardening obsession came from my grandfather, who had such a green thumb that his horticultural skills to bought my grandmother a beautiful mansion in Mamaroneck, New York. As a child I grew ever...read more

by Robyn Duncan

I have always loved growing beautiful flowers in a garden but have had a few problems this year as I grew my first lot of beautiful big deep red Dahlia's. I found that I had planted them at the wrong time to get the full b...read more

by Sas Freeman

When my husband and I moved into our new home in November 2006, we gave up a lot of ground. Ok, so it wasn't acres by any means, but there was a lot more grass at our old house. Now when I look out my front window, the s...read more

by Marcia Decook

One of my fondest dreams as a young mother was to pass on my love of gardening to my children. I remembered all the time I spent with my mother in the vegetable and flower gardens of my childhood; forgetting that the year...read more

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by MichaelNolan

In response to the heavy impact of World War II on the U.S. economy, Americans were urged to grow a victory garden (also called a war garden) in 1943. The gardens were planted by about 20 million families and would eventu...read more

by Kat Shaw

I began gardening over twenty years ago for three reasons. I wanted to improve the beauty and value of my home and property, I wanted to relieve stress, and I thought gardening on my not quite two acres would provide more...read more

by Tamara Michel

It is a lovely day and I set out to make my yard a vision of loveliness. Starting with a picture in my head, I scour the internet for the best advice I can find on what types of plants and flowers would be easy to care for...read more

by B.G. Rich

Pushing the Limits: Growing Perennials Not Hardy to Your Zone Gardening in northern climates can be a challenge, as anyone living in zone 5 or lower can attest to; but with careful planning, it is possible to successful...read more

by Jenefer Ballantyne

Mushrooms seem to be the new food of the new century. Eat more mushrooms, we are told. Meat for vegetarians! We know they taste great, are easy to prepare and have lots of goodies more protein than most veges, more fibre ...read more

by Melissa Nykorchuk

5 Ways to Improve Your Outdoor Garden For the First Time Gardener Buying a new house, and therefore potentially owning a new garden space can be overwhelming for the first time gardener. You may have no idea what you a...read more

by Sensia West

One day my neighbor and I were walking out in our yard, planning what flowers, shrubs, and vegetables we would like to plant to beautify the areas surrounding our house, when a very curious, touching thing that only "...read more

by Tammy Young

As a young gardener I worked very hard to grow the best, plump, juicy tomato and the most productive plot of tender green beans possible. I was proud to include food from my garden in the meals I prepared. I thought this...read more

by Kathy Neilsen

I love hollyhocks! My love for them is contagious, so contagious in fact, that everyone I know who gardens, at least likes them (because of me) and definitely has one or two of them (because of me) in their own garden. ...read more

by Glory Lennon

So there I was minding my own business, these sort of things usually happen when I'm minding my own business, and a friend drops by. She looked forlorn and I knew she came for some tea and sympathy but being she found me w...read more