Laura Bennett

Fresh kitchen herb garden setups change cooking entirely. A handful of basil on pasta, fresh thyme in a roast, mint in a glass of water — none of this costs much when you grow it yourself. And despite what you may have experienced, growing herbs indoors successfully is straightforward once you know what they actually … Read more

Every gardener has killed plants they shouldn’t have and been baffled by problems that turned out to have simple solutions. Whether you’re starting your first container gardening for beginners or troubleshooting a vegetable bed that never quite performs, these are the mistakes that trip up beginners most often — and exactly how to get past … Read more