When living in a temperate climate, some gardeners use their creativity in order to extend the growing season as much as possible. I am one of those gardeners. Over the years, I’ve been experimenting ...

Making inexpensive row covers and low tunnels for season extension and natural pest control can be easy and affordable. During any time of year, a visitor to my Zone 6 garden will find at least a ...

"In terms of hoop houses our goal is not to grow, but to prolong survival," said Daniel Bodkin, owner of Laughing Dog Farm. Botkin, who runs the many-layered, sustainable farm in Gill, MA, became ...

When the butterflies found a new home at Hershey Gardens, a lush conservatory paradise built just for them, garden management was left with a conundrum: What to do with the former seasonal butterfly ...

Thinking about gardening? Love to see vegetables popping up? Don’t let the snow put you off! In fact, there are many vegetables you can start growing right now, at high altitude, even when it is still ...

On a cool but sunny day in late March, I parted a plastic curtain, stepped into a hoop house in Swannanoa, and found a flourishing garden. Arugula, Swiss chard, spring beauty, ‘Lollo Rosso’ lettuce, ...

PITTSFIELD — By this time next year, the Giving Garden will have given more fresh, organically grown produce to local food pantries thanks to a new hoop house. The all-volunteer agricultural program ...