Forest garden

At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, horticulture guru Bill Cullina celebrates the beauty of the state's most overlooked landscapes: its woodlands. Ninety

Understanding the Edible Forest Garden Concept In a world where food security is increasingly volatile, creating an edible forest garden stands out not only as a sustainable choice but a necessary step towards self-reliance. The fundamental idea is to mimic natural ecosystems focusing predominantly on trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that can feed you and

Harvesting wild food from the forest goes back to the beginning of civilization. But recently, interest in edible and medicinal wild plants has been…

'NATURE'S BEST HOPE' is the title of University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy's new book, and the subtitle reads like this: “A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.” In other words, you

Want an easy garden with minimal work? Try a forest garden. It's a gardening technique that works with nature to create a large harvest.

With strategic pruning and the addition of just a bit of imposing ornamentation, a clump of trees can become a woodland Garden. You’ll first have to do some serious chainsaw-and-lopper editing. After you’ve felled a few trees and carved away unwanted limbs you’ll have created a glade. Mount a single, vertical piece of statuary to punctuate … Continued

A beautiful new book investigates the rise in green spaces that forgo formality

A manicured swath of grass may be the ultimate symbol of suburbia, but perhaps it shouldn’t be.

Welcome to a lush paradise right in your own UK backyard! If you're dreaming of transforming your outdoor space into a tropical haven, look no further. With