Home & Garden: Suburban Ecology
Last Updated September 13, 2023
Planting a Potager Garden
Let the seeds of spring bring joy to yard and plate
Growing Herbs for Tea: Sunshine in a Cup
Bringing beauty to your landscape as well as cold-weather comfort.
Growing Gourmet Edible Mushrooms
The how-to’s of bringing mushrooms to life in your home and yard—and on your plate—this fall.
Backyard Fruit
Homegrown fruit brings beauty and other sweet benefits to your yard
Why Heirlooms Matter
Open pollinated seeds offer empowerment as well as beauty and flavor
Nurturing and Caring for Houseplants
All in the Family
Creating a Cutting Garden
A cutting garden allows you to share flowers all year long
Are You Ready to Get Rid of Your Front Lawn?
Here’s how to create an environmentally friendly landscape full of color and life
In Praise of Trees
As our understanding of trees increases, so does our resolve to plant and protect them.
Why Native Plants are Important
Back to Basics
Create a Butterfly Habitat in Your Yard this Summer
Gardening for Butterflies
8 Steps to a Sustainable Yard
My yard is my refuge
Feed the Birds
Helping feathered friends is an important and entertaining winter pastime
Fall Yard Clean-Up
Leave the leaves this fall
Rain Gardens
Let’s quit treating rainwater like garbage
The Importance of Insects
Why we need insects more than they need us
