Is wood best to build a raised garden? Metal? Stone? Here is everything you need to know about making your own raised garden.

Convenient, plant-friendly, and more accessible too, raised garden beds are a worthwhile investment for home gardeners. Put simply, "A raised garden bed is a planting bed that has been raised a few ...

Raised beds provide a great way to garden, whether you are working with limited space or have plenty of room to spread out. Growing plants in a raised garden bed offers numerous benefits and can ...

Our master gardener reveals the strategies she employs to keep squirrels away from her raised beds, whether it's using wire, ...

Winter is the perfect time to prepare raised garden beds for spring planting. Learn what to do in winter to have richer soil and fewer pests in raised garden beds.

What are the advantages of raised beds? Better Drainage: A raised bed permits plant roots to develop in soil held above water-logged, potentially contaminated, or compacted sites. You can easily ...

After the devastating layoffs at the paper in late January, a voluntary buyout period went into effect. Enough people accepted special severance packages that several of us were able to return to the ...

Question: I plan to make a soil mixture for a raised bed with peat, perlite, vermiculite and manure. How much of each should I use? Answer: Many blends of the ingredients you suggest are used in ...

Over the past few years, there has been a new trend in backyard gardening: raised beds. In particular, modular, coated-metal raised beds have become incredibly popular. And for many good reasons, as I ...

Ready to take things outside? You're not alone. Houzz research shows that 50% of homeowners are putting dollars and cents toward improving outdoor spaces, and many are looking for ways to incorporate ...