Chaos gardening is a trend that sounds amazing on the surface. Just toss a mix of flower and vegetable seeds in your yard, and let nature work its magic. You’ll get a wild and free garden that is good for the planet and will require little to no work from you. No planning or overthinking…
April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of reusing and recycling or driving less, but we’re less likely to focus on gardening to heal our beleaguered environment. But it turns out that changing our gardening practices may be one…
There are gardeners, and then there are GARDENERS — the passionate, dirt-under-their-fingernails types who pour blood, sweat, tears, money and most of their spare time into creating the gardens of their dreams. They don’t just plant; they design, dig, prune, cultivate and even push the boundaries of what’s possible in their climate to create breathtaking…
May is here, and with it comes longer days, unpredictable weather and the countdown to summer. Itâs a month of surprises. So, youâre contemplating wearing shorts in the garden? Bold move. You might want to bring your down coat just in case. Sun or snow, May is a busy month for gardeners. 1. Plant warm-season…
Gardening can provide exercise, aromatherapy, healthy nutrition, community and a sanctuary space to reduce stress. It can, if practiced at the right time of day, help induce a peaceful night’s sleep. Through gardening, one can engage in all seven domains of integrative health, to stay resilient and prevent illness. My mother loved her garden. She…
What is gardening? Such a simple question, right? I have been in several different social and business settings the last few weeks, and people always say to me, “Oh, I don’t have a yard for a garden” or “How can I garden when I live in an apartment or condo?” The truth of the matter…
Eileen Ward | Columnist There are many flowering shrubs and trees either in bloom or just beginning to bloom right now around Southwest Florida. Several people have asked me about the pretty pink trees blooming in the medians. The Tabebuia heterophylla or pink tabebuia is a variety that will grow to 50 feet and so…
Grigorev_Vladimir / iStock 2025’s Best Cities for Naked Gardening Spring is in the air, and so are a few bare cheeks. Ahead of World Naked Gardening Day on May 3, LawnStarter dug into the data to uncover 2025’s Best Cities for Naked Gardening. These cities let you weed in the buff without getting tangled up in legal…
