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How to Make a Small Garden Feel Like an Oasis

A small garden does not have to look or feel small. A few simple design tricks can make small-space gardens appear larger than life. And today’s plant selections are tailored to ever-shrinking gardens. From patio pots to courtyards to urban backyards, these gardening ideas for small spaces will help you make the most out of…


Backyard Berries, a Gardener’s Dream

Fresh strawberries for breakfast. Again. Ten days in a row. Can you have too much of a good thing? Think I’ll head to the garden and pick some tayberries instead; my wife can have the strawberries. She loves to just eat them out of hand, while I use them to fancify my morning cereal. Tayberries…


Photos: Dad Spends 13 Years Transforming His Backyard Into a Traditional Japanese Garden

A British dad of two spent 13 years transforming his barren backyard at his terraced city home into an incredible Japanese garden. Martin Fitton, 54, from Brislington, Bristol, fell in love with Japanese gardens after first visiting one on holiday in Dorset back in 2009 and immediately set about creating his own at home. Over…


This Family-Owned Seed Company Is Telling—and Saving—the Stories of Heirloom Seeds

The Persian melon, a honey-sweet, orange-fleshed variety dating back to its namesake empire and the progenitor of all American cantaloupes, was a standard in American gardens for two centuries, but it is now virtually unseen and in need of rescue. Montana lavender clay corn, with its striking, deep purple kernels, was blended by a Montanan…


Mom Saves $1,500 a Year by Eating Home-Grown Food, Doesn’t Need to Buy Fresh Produce for Half the Year

A mom has shared how she saves $1,500 a year by eating fruit and vegetables grown in her garden. And she says she doesn’t have to buy any fresh produce for half the year. Christen McCoy, 37, a music teacher from Central Maryland, started gardening during the pandemic and now grows more than 50 different types…


Retired British Couple’s Garden Is a Spectacular Oasis Bursting With Color From 3000 Plants

Owners of one of Britain’s most celebrated back gardens share the exciting four-decade journey of creating a colorful oasis containing thousands of flowers and trees exploding in a riot of dazzling reds, oranges, pinks, and yellows. Tony Newton, 72, and his wife, Marie, 74, have spent 40 years crafting their spectacular garden in the industrial heartlands…


Just Neighbors (1919)

Two men who are best friends—a married young man with a dog and his married next-door neighbor with two young children—are trying to catch the train from the city to their home deep in the suburbs, but obstacle after obstacle is jeopardizing the young man’s ability to catch that train. Once home, the young man…


Talented UK Mom Transforms Shabby Garden Into Posh Outdoor Patio Lounge With Pool for Just 60 Pounds

A savvy mom from the U.K. has shared how she transformed her garden and built a stunning outdoor kitchen—for just 60 pounds. Belle Rogers, 41, upcycled old materials left over from renovating her detached five-bed, barn conversion home to create an incredible outdoor space on a shoestring budget. She used extra tiles from her bathroom…


Couple Turn Rocky Hillside Into Mega Food Forest, Provide Home-Grown Food to Community

Two years ago, a California family took up a huge garden project to beat the pandemic blues. Together, they transformed a scrubby hill into a food forest that is now providing plenty of fresh food and fruits to their friends and neighbors. Mom of two Taylor Raine Koutroumbis and her husband, Stelios, worked hand in hand…


Man Grew and Foraged 100% of His Food for an Entire Year

It’s the dream of millions of people: complete self sufficiency, growing all of their own food and never having to take a trip to the grocery store. (Video courtesy of Rob Greenfield) …