The last weekend of February, I made my annual pilgrimage to the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival in downtown Seattle. Traveling over Snoqualmie Pass was uneventful courtesy of our dry winter and ...

Don't waste your time planting bad seeds. For a thriving garden, try this paper towel hack that Martha Stewart uses to ensure ...

In early 2024, the gardening world was rocked—not by the kind of snails that munch your lettuce, but by a viral sensation: the "Seed Snail." Unlike its slow-moving namesakes, this gardening hack raced ...

Discover 5 steps to make a seed snail, the viral hack for space-saving seed sowing. Here, a gardening expert shares how to make one and why it works so well.

As you might imagine, I grew up with more than a few adults greeting me with, “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?” followed by a big smile or, more often, laughter. It was ...

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water is what wakes up many types of seeds and tells them it’s the right time to sprout. So do you need ...