For me, winter is a time for fighting invasive species. Since they often remain green in winter they are easy to locate, and access is...

Turtle Paradise is pleased to welcome as guest columnist the venerable Hu Dat Lin, who has agreed to share wisdom gained from decades of...

A walk around the garden in mid-July, plus my thoughts on the idea that plants grow in certain spots because they are "needed."

More thoughts and advice on how to work with nature.

Why make life harder than it already is? Pick easy to grow plants while you work on improving your soil.

If you are attempting to "design" your garden, or farm, or food forest and you feel overwhelmed, it's a telltale sign that you're trying...

Some Saturday morning thoughts on blueberries, soil, and successful gardening

When I was a child, hemlocks made a big impression on me. Deciduous trees dominated in our yard and in most woods that I regularly played...

To avoid doing lots of unnecessary work in the garden, field, orchard, or food forest, first figure out the factor that is most limiting...

Given that I consider myself a steward of the land I live on, the most important question to ask when considering new projects is, "What...

My children might disagree, but I feel I can confidently say that I am not totally technologically illiterate. After all, I am able to...

It has always seemed strange to me that box elders are so named, because they rarely get old. For every mature box elder I encounter, I...

No, I'm not considering moving to Michigan to live in a colder climate. The zone 5 I've been rethinking is the permaculture zone that...

A few hours north of where I live is Holmes County, Ohio, with one of the greatest concentrations of Amish folk in the country. There are...

When I visit the garden center, I'm overwhelmed by plant lust and want to grow every plant I see. However, like most of us, I'm limited...

What do beginning gardeners need to know to succeed, when success means getting an acceptable harvest and not feeling like they are...

Spring is in full swing. The multitudinous shades of green are eye-wateringly intense. Perennials are popping up everywhere in sight, as...

It's great to see climate change in the news as if it is settled science (it is), but it is possible that we have moved beyond climate...

It's in these last few days of January that even the strongest among us feel ourselves to be on the edge of what used to be called...

I didn't write that title. I hired a headline writer to come up with it, who thought I'd get more readers with something inflammatory. My...