Flowering Friends of the Vegetable Patch
USING FLOWERS AMONG FOOD CROPS There is a certain satisfaction in seeing crisp, clean rows of tomatoes or tightly packed lines of lettuce....
Hugelkultur: Self-Sustaining Garden Practice of the Ancients
Photo by Paul Wheaton, richsoil.com For me, winter is a struggle. I can’t grow much more than lettuce, and I crave the dirt and the smell...
Gardening Gadgets for Gifting
We all secretly want our present to be the receiver’s favorite—something they weren’t expecting and something that also gets used...
Keyhole Gardens
Unlock the Potential of This Environmentally Friendly Backyard Concept First made popular in Africa, keyhole gardens are now being used all...
Bee a Responsible Gardener
How to Create a Pollinator-Friendly Growing Space Did you know that one in every three bites of food we eat is courtesy of insect...
Your Personal Oasis
A guide to creating a garden If you are short on space or time, the intense planting that occurs in a “pocket garden” yields very big...
Lessons from a Garden
By Kaye MoomawPhotos by LaShonda Delivuk In this age of screens and 24-hour-a-day availability, we all need ways to unhook from...
2019 Lynchburg Living Garden Feature
Herbal Expertise A guide to growing your favorite flavorful plants Herbs have been part of our kitchens and medicine chests since medieval...
Backyard Birds Creating a Sanctuary
The image flashed before my eyes for only a split second. But once seen, it cannot be unseen. Despite years of trying, I cannot shake my...
Houseplants for the Holidays & Beyond
WORDS & PHOTOS BY SUSAN TIMMONS I take the gamble. Sometimes I win; sometimes I lose. But I never call it a real loss if the gamble is...
