There’s a quiet revolution happening in gardens around the world, and it’s all about putting down the tiller. More and more gardeners are choosing to leave their soil undisturbed, embracing the ...

If you’re wondering how to remove grass for a garden, no-till gardening is the best method. It’s easy, eco-friendly, affordable, and really works. That sounds like a bad infomercial, but it’s true.

Even after all her work, Elizabeth only has about 5 inches of decent material with a super-hard layer beneath. No-till gardening is the hottest thing since faux wood panels on station wagons. It ...

In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in ...

If planning to put in a new garden next spring, you might not need to wait until spring. Consider starting site preparation now with a no-till option. Research shows that tillage damages soil ...

What do the no-till garden, sheet composting and lasagna gardening have in common? They are the same thing with different names. I had read about people not tilling their soil when preparing new ...

What’s your gardening style? The way we garden can determine whether we are increasing or decreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon has been on my mind lately following the release of ...

Here are some of the important things to keep in mind when thinking about starting a no-dig/no-till approach. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Many gardeners are frustrated when their hard work does not pay off. The good news is that it probably is not their fault. The hardpan, clay and sandy soils of the maritime Northwest can challenge ...

The practice of tilling the soil has been around since ancient times. Using a hand-held tool like a hoe, or animals to turn the soil, has been done for centuries. The simple wooden plough came into ...

In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes, and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in ...