Just because the cold season is coming, it doesn’t mean that you should say goodbye to your garden immediately. With the help of raised beds and cold frames, it makes it easier for you to stretch your ...

Q: I just added two large cold frames over my raised beds and plan to get an early start on my vegetable garden this year. But I haven't been able to find a chart that tells me what I can plant when.

A cold frame is one of the most invaluable things a gardener can own during the winter. It offers a safe place for tender plants to overwinter, provides a growing environment to start seeds where ...

You can have any type of raised bed from cheap to ridiculous. I found some raised-bed plans online using the pocket screw ...

Note: this post orginally appeared in December of 2010. It was the first missive from Beth Gellman, AKA The Garden Coach, who still blogs for us. She’ll have a new post next week. In the meanttime, ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

As the month of August draws to an end many of us realize how important our gardens have become. Now is the time to extend the gardening season as we all spend more time at home. You may want to ...

The gardeners who fill Instagram with overflowing raised beds in June aren’t luckier than you. They just did something in March that most people skip entirely. Every experienced raised bed grower ...

It was just a week ago that the Berkshires were threatened with a huge spring snowstorm. In anticipation of the storm, people were scurrying about, spit-shining their snow shovels and shopping for ...

With the current cold snap, gardeners may be looking for ways to protect tender plants and get a head start on the growing season. A cold frame is a simple solution, shielding plants from frost, wind ...

Cold frames and hot beds are the gardener’s secret — a key to cheating Mother Nature by extending the growing season. Both structures can be used in early spring and late fall, when cold temperatures ...