Gardening | Chelsea Green Publishing

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Eating Your Garden: The Broad Range of Edimentals

Edimentals are plants that are both edible and ornamental. Discover the best edible plants—for beauty and for flavor—for your growing space.

No-Till Arugula Start to Finish

Growing no-till arugula is a simple way to grow your own food. These greens can be used on pizzas, salads, and as a garnish on almost any dish.

How to Make Mulch With Fallen Leaves

The leaves are falling, which means it’s time start figuring out what to do with them. This year, try turning your fallen leaves into mulch for your garden!

Garlic Growing 101: From Seed to Harvest

All hail the mighty garlic clove! Become a master at garlic growing with these simple tips for growing no-till garlic from seed to harvest.

Getting to the Root: Growing & Harvesting Carrots

Curious about carrots? Before you get started on cultivating, check out these insights on growing & harvesting carrots from gardening expert Will Bonsall.

Colorful flower garden with variegated hosta in the foreground and a mix of yellow black-eyed Susans, purple spiked blooms, and red flowers in the background.

How to Manage Garden Pests (Without Pesticides!)

The trick to controlling pests without pesticides is to create an environment where they cannot thrive! Read on for how to get rid of garden pests such as slugs, caterpillars, aphids, cutworms, and more — without the use of pesticides or chemicals.

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Living Mulch: A Better Way to Cover Ground

Living mulch as garden ground cover has surprising benefits — less maintenance, ecological diversity, and more! Here’s how to use ground cover plants in your garden.

Bramble On: The Ins and Outs of Growing Raspberries

Growing your own berries is entirely possible for anyone with a bit of space and a passion for raspberries. With proper planting, location & care they’ll flourish!

Up Your Gardening Game! The Ultimate Guide to Raised Garden Beds

Raised garden beds are a great way to utilize small space to create a bountiful garden. Discover how to create beautiful, easy-to-maintain raised garden beds!

Fermented Plant Juice: A Drink Only a Garden Could Love

Everyone loves a refreshing, nutritious drink…even your garden! Take your fermentation skills into the garden by brewing fermented plant juice.

Not Level? No Problem. How to Build a Greenhouse on a Slope

Thinking about building a greenhouse but worried about an uneven or sloped yard? Building a greenhouse on a slope offers a bonus: the ability to use gravity to harvest rainwater. Embrace the natural landscape and get ready to grow your garden dreams!

Permanent Beds: Designing An Efficient Garden

Ready to transform your gardening game? Revolutionize your gardening with permanent beds! They help improve soil health, ensure crop growth, and are extremely easy to design, even for beginners!

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The Perfect Books to Gift Mom This Mother’s Day

These much-loved titles are the perfect books for Mother’s Day! Gardening books, cookbooks, memoirs and more — there’s a book for every mom on this list.

Bring on the Birds: Attracting Birds to Your Garden

Birds: they’re beautiful, they sing sweet songs, AND they can help our gardens thrive. They eat pests, pollinate plants & add beauty to your outdoor space! What’s not to love? Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of birds in gardens.

The Importance of Soil Health: 5 Key Principles for Healthy Soil

Want a thriving farm or garden? Here’s the secret: healthy soil! Learn how to boost your soil and plant health with these simple principles. Supercharge your soil and plants and discover the secrets of healthy soil!

Drill, Plug, Wax, Wait: 6 Simple Steps to Growing Mushrooms Outdoors

Mushrooms are a game-changer. And growing mushrooms outdoors just got easier! We have a mushroom growing method that’s so simple, you have no excuse not to try it out. All you need is a log or tree stump, some mushroom starter, and a couple of basic tools.

Grow Your Own Veg — Starting Plants from Seed

Growing your own vegetables may be easier than you think! All you need is an indoor or outdoor space & some seeds, and you’ll be starting plants in no time.

What and When to Grow in Containers

Think you don’t have space for a garden? Think again! Follow this list of easy seasonal seeds to sow plus a rundown of what an entire year of container gardening can look like. Start growing your dream garden today!

Ditch the Pots, Use Soil Blocks!

Revolutionize your seed starting game! What’s a cheaper, easier, and surprisingly more efficient way to start your seedlings? Soil blocks! Find out how soil blocks work, how you make them, and what advantages they offer over traditional pots and trays. Ditch the pots and trays. Start your seedlings with soil blocks!